Botany Dictionary

  • Perenate

    Perenate

    Describing a plant or part that is perennial, living for more than two years, typically used for plants that grow…

  • Perennate

    Perennate

    Referring to the ability of a plant to live for several years, typically used to describe perennial plants that regrow…

  • Perennating

    Perennating

    Describing a plant’s ability to survive through multiple years, often by regrowing from underground structures such as roots or bulbs.

  • Perennation

    Perennation

    The process of a plant surviving for more than one year, typically by regenerating from perennial structures like roots, stems,…

  • Peloric

    Peloric

    Describing a flower that has an abnormal, often symmetrical, shape due to a developmental mutation.

  • Peltate

    Peltate

    Referring to a leaf or structure that is round and attached to the stem by a stalk that originates from…

  • Peltate (of leaves)

    Peltate (of leaves)

    Describing leaves that are shield-shaped, with the petiole (leaf stalk) attached to the center of the underside of the leaf.

  • Pendent

    Pendent

    Referring to something that is hanging down or suspended, such as pendulous flowers or branches.

  • Pendulous

    Pendulous

    Describing a structure that is hanging down loosely or drooping, such as flowers or fruits that hang from a stem.

  • Penicillate

    Penicillate

    Describing a structure that has a brush-like or tufted appearance, typically due to the presence of many fine hairs.