Botany Dictionary

  • Velum

    Velum

    A membranous covering or veil, especially in some ferns and fungi.

  • Ventricose

    Ventricose

    Swollen or inflated, usually in the middle, as in a corolla tube.

  • Vernation

    Vernation

    The arrangement of young leaves or leaf parts within a bud.

  • Vernation (2)

    Vernation (2)

    The way foliage is folded or rolled before it unfolds.

  • Vernicose

    Vernicose

    Having a shiny, varnished surface.

  • Verrucose

    Verrucose

    Covered with wart-like projections.

  • Variant

    Variant

    An organism or structure differing slightly from the typical form.

  • Variegate

    Variegate

    To produce differently colored zones or patterns in leaves or petals.

  • Variegated

    Variegated

    Having different colors in patches, streaks, or spots, often in leaves.

  • Variegated (2)

    Variegated (2)

    Marked with multiple colors, often white or yellow and green.