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BOTANICAL GLOSSARY
Glossary of commonly used botanical terms and their definitions. Use the search bar below to look up a botanical term.
15 Random Botanical Terms
Pubescent - Said of stems or leaves with soft hairs.
Culm - The hollow stem of grasses and bamboos.
Beard - A tuft or line of hairs, as on certain petals.
Bisexual - A flower with both stamens and pistils.
Cuspidate - Tipped with a sharp firm point.
Cactus/Succulent - A plant having leaves and/or stems which are thick and fleshy.
Whorled - Three or more leaves or flowers arranged in a circle around a stem.
Perennial - A plant or plant species with a normal life cycle exceeding two years.
Emarginate - Having a shallow notch at the tip.
Capsule - A dry fruit that splits open along three or more lines.
Truncate - Ending abruptly, e.g., a leaf blade squared at the base.
EMP - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - NWPL Region
Floret - A small flower, especially one in a dense cluster.
Lenticel - A corky pore in young bark.
Rachis - The axis of a pinnately compound leaf.