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Plants

Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion.

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parenchyma

Plants; Botany

Plant tissue consisting of mature, living cells that are relatively unspecialised in function.

chlorophyll

Plants; Botany

Pigment(s) constituting the green colouring matter of plants and absorbing radiant energy in photosynthesis.

mesophyll

Plants; Botany

Photosynthetic tissue of a green plant; of vegetation, characteristic of moist habitats and with soft, fairly large leaves predominating; a leaf whose area is within the ...

epicotyl

Plants; Botany

Outside or beyond the cotyledon(s), in hypogeal germination the seedling's stem growth is epicotyl.

mericarp

Plants; Botany

One segment of a fruit that breaks at maturity into units derived from the individual carpels. Cf. Schizocarp.

stamen

Plants; Botany

One of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther). Adj. Staminate.

syntype

Plants; Botany

One of two or more specimens cited by the author at the time of publication of a name for which no holotype was designated.

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