Botany Dictionary

  • 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 (3)

    Variegated (3)

    Exhibiting multicolored zones due to pigmentation patterns or mutations.

  • Variegation

    Variegation

    The appearance of differently colored zones in the tissues of plants.

  • Varietas (variety in common usage, abbreviated as var.)

    Varietas (variety in common usage, abbreviated as var.)

    A taxonomic rank below species, indicating a naturally occurring variation.

  • Variety

    Variety

    A naturally occurring subgroup within a species with distinct characteristics.

  • Vascular bundle

    Vascular bundle

    A strand of xylem and phloem tissues that conduct water, nutrients, and food in plants.

  • Vascular bundle (2)

    Vascular bundle (2)

    A structural unit in plant stems and leaves containing conducting tissues.

  • Vascular plants

    Vascular plants

    Plants that have specialized conducting tissues—xylem and phloem—for transporting water, nutrients, and food.

  • Vascular

    Vascular

    Relating to plant tissues that conduct fluids, such as xylem and phloem.