Without a stalk; used to describe certain plant parts such as sessile flowers.

Tapering to a long point; often used to describe leaf tips.

Surgical cutting with a needle; not applicable to botany.

Having pointed leaves.

A protein that carries acyl groups in fatty acid metabolism, crucial in plant lipid biosynthesis.

A functional group derived from a carboxylic acid; common in plant metabolic reactions.

An enzyme involved in cholesterol esterification; more relevant in animals than plants.

The bond formed between fatty acids and glycerol in lipid molecules; important in plant cell membranes.

An enzyme that transfers acyl groups; active in various plant metabolic pathways.

A characteristic that improves an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment.