Botany Dictionary

  • 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.

  • Ramulus

    Ramulus

    A small or young branch; a twig.

  • Raceme

    Raceme

    A type of inflorescence in which flowers are borne on short stalks along an elongated axis.

  • Racemose

    Racemose

    Describes an inflorescence that is indeterminate, with flowers developing from the base upward.

  • Racemule

    Racemule

    A small or reduced raceme.

  • Rachidian

    Rachidian

    Relating to or situated near a rachis or central axis.