Botany Dictionary

  • Pomologist

    Pomologist

    A scientist who studies fruit and fruit-bearing plants.

  • Pomology

    Pomology

    The branch of botany that deals with fruits and fruit growing.

  • Population

    Population

    A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area at a given time.

  • Portate

    Portate

    Shaped like a gate; often used in describing certain leaf arrangements.

  • Pore space

    Pore space

    The spaces in soil that are filled with air or water.

  • Polymorphic

    Polymorphic

    Having multiple distinct forms or appearances within a species.

  • Polyadelphous

    Polyadelphous

    Having stamens united into several groups by their filaments.

  • Polyandrous

    Polyandrous

    Having many stamens.

  • Polycarpellary

    Polycarpellary

    Having more than one carpel in the gynoecium.

  • Polyhphyletic

    Polyhphyletic

    A term used (incorrectly spelled; likely ‘polyphyletic’) for a group derived from multiple ancestral sources.