Botany Dictionary

  • Polycotyledon

    Polycotyledon

    Having more than two cotyledons in the seed.

  • Polycotyledony

    Polycotyledony

    The condition of having more than two cotyledons.

  • Polygamodioecious

    Polygamodioecious

    A sexual condition where a species has some plants with bisexual and others with unisexual flowers.

  • Polygamononoecious

    Polygamononoecious

    Having both bisexual and unisexual flowers on the same individual plant.

  • Polygamous

    Polygamous

    Describing plants with more than one type of flower (e.g., male, female, and bisexual).

  • Polygamous, polygonal

    Polygamous, polygonal

    Polygamous refers to a plant with mixed flower types; polygonal means having many angles or sides.

  • Polygynoecial

    Polygynoecial

    Having many separate pistils in a single flower.

  • Polygynous

    Polygynous

    Having many pistils or female organs.

  • Polyhedral

    Polyhedral

    Having many flat surfaces or faces; often used to describe crystal or pollen shapes.

  • Polyhphyletic

    Polyhphyletic

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