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abscission
Plants; Botany

The normal shedding from a plant of an organ that is mature or aged, e.g. A ripe fruit, an old leaf. Adj. Abscissile.

node
Plants; Botany

The level (transverse plane) of a stem at which one or more leaves arise.

stem
Plants; Botany

The main axis or a branch of the main axial system of a plant, developed from the plumule of the embryo and typically bearing leaves.

infructescence
Plants; Botany

The grouping or arrangement in which fruits are borne on a plant.

habit
Plants; Botany

The growth form of a plant, comprising its size, shape, texture and orientation.

endocarp
Plants; Botany

The innermost layer of the wall of a fruit; in a drupe, the stony layer surrounding the seed.

megasporangium
Plants; Botany

The larger of the two kinds of sporangia produced in the sexual life cycle of a heterosporous plant.

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