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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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dominant tree

Plants; Trees

Tree which grows above the others in the canopy to capture extra sunlight.

epicormic branching

Plants; Trees

When branches grow from the trunk of a tree through buds formed under the bark.

fork

Plants; Trees

When a tree trunk splits into two or more stems.

bole

Plants; Trees

A tree trunk

browse

Plants; Trees

Any part of woody plants which is eaten by forest animals - e.g. bark, leaves and shoots.

canopy

Plants; Trees

Interconnecting tree crowns in a forest which prevent a good deal of sunlight from reaching the forest floor.

annual rings

Plants; Trees

The layers of wood which grow each season, which appear as rings when the trunk is cut and viewed in cross-section.

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