Biology Dictionary

  • Articular

    Articular

    Relating to a joint or the joints.

  • Articulate

    Articulate

    To connect or form a joint; also means clearly expressed.

  • Articulated

    Articulated

    Joined in a way that allows movement; often used to describe skeletons or body segments.

  • Artificial selection

    Artificial selection

    The intentional breeding of organisms with desirable traits to produce offspring with those traits.

  • Ascites

    Ascites

    The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling.

  • Aquatic

    Aquatic

    Living or growing in water; many plant species are aquatic, such as water lilies.

  • Aquatic respiration

    Aquatic respiration

    The process of obtaining oxygen from water; occurs in aquatic organisms, not plants per se.

  • Aqueous

    Aqueous

    Relating to or containing water.

  • Aqueous humour

    Aqueous humour

    The clear fluid in the eye between the cornea and lens; not related to plants.

  • Aquifer

    Aquifer

    A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater; important in hydrology affecting plant habitats.