Botany Dictionary

  • Radicle

    Radicle

    The embryonic root of a seedling; the first part of a seedling to emerge during germination.

  • Radiculose

    Radiculose

    Having or producing numerous small roots or rootlets.

  • Rainforest

    Rainforest

    A dense forest with high annual rainfall, rich biodiversity, and typically located in tropical regions.

  • 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.

  • Ramet

    Ramet

    An individual in a population of clonal plants; genetically identical to the parent plant.

  • Ramicaul

    Ramicaul

    A stem-like structure in orchids that bears leaves and flowers.

  • Ramiflorous

    Ramiflorous

    Bearing flowers on branches rather than at the tips or axils.

  • Ramose

    Ramose

    Branching or having many branches.

  • Ramuliferous

    Ramuliferous

    Bearing small branches or branchlets.