Plants

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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sclerenchyma

Plants; Horticulture

The sclerenchyma tissue is composed of thick-walled cells. They may be either elongated and tapering fiber cells or shorter stone cells. The filled compact cells found in many ...

secondary nutrients

Plants; Horticulture

The macronutrients calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S). Calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S) are called secondary nutrient elements because they are essential to ...

secondary roots

Plants; Horticulture

As the plants grows, branch roots develop on this primary root. They are called secondary roots and generally grow outward and downward from where they emerge from the primary ...

secondary tissue

Plants; Horticulture

The secondary tissues in woody plants involve the cambium and cork cambium layers. The cambium tissues contain xylem and phloem tissues but in a different position than in the ...

sedimentation pit

Plants; Horticulture

A reservoir, pit, or tank used to produce clarified water by removing sediment and floating debris from waste or recycled water.

seed plants

Plants; Horticulture

A typical seed plant is made up of four parts: roots, stems, leaves and flowers. The roots, stems and leaves are the vegetative parts which are primarily concerned with the ...