Botany Dictionary

  • Re-

    Re-

    A prefix meaning again or back.

  • Reaction

    Reaction

    A response by a plant to a stimulus or environmental factor.

  • Receptacle

    Receptacle

    The floral axis or base that supports floral parts.

  • Reclinate

    Reclinate

    Bent downward or backward.

  • Recurrent

    Recurrent

    Occurring repeatedly; in botany, it can mean curving back or returning toward the origin.

  • Recurved

    Recurved

    Curved downward or backward away from the axis.

  • Reflexed

    Reflexed

    Turning or bending backward, often used for sepals or petals.

  • Registered name

    Registered name

    A legally protected name of a plant cultivar that is officially recorded.

  • Ramentaceous

    Ramentaceous

    Covered with or bearing small, thin, brownish scales called ramenta.

  • Ramentum

    Ramentum

    A small, thin, scale-like structure, usually brown, found on ferns and some other plants.