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Botany

Terms that are in relation to the study or science of plants.

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Botany

monocarpic

Plants; Botany

Flowering and fruiting only once during its life span.

compressed

Plants; Botany

Flattened in one plane, either dorsally (bringing the front and back closer together) or laterally (bringing the sides closer together).

pungent

Plants; Botany

Ending in a stiff, sharp point; having an acrid taste or smell.

karyoevolution

Plants; Botany

Evolutionary change in the chromosome set, expressed as changes in number and gross structure of the chromosomes; (more broadly), evolutionary relationships between taxa as indicated by karyotype ...

strobilus

Plants; Botany

A 'cone' consisting of sporophylls borne close together on an axis.

tomentum

Plants; Botany

A covering of dense, matted, woolly hairs. Adj. Tomentose.

integument

Plants; Botany

A covering; one of the outer layers of tissue of an ovule.

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