Botany Dictionary

  • Pannose

    Pannose

    Describing a texture that is soft, fuzzy, or woolly, often used to refer to plant parts covered in fine hairs.

  • Pantoporate

    Pantoporate

    Referring to a pollen grain with pores distributed across the surface, rather than being concentrated in a specific area.

  • Pantropic(-al)

    Pantropic(-al)

    Referring to a plant or species that is found in tropical regions worldwide.

  • Papilionaceous

    Papilionaceous

    Describing a flower shape that resembles a butterfly, typically with five petals in a characteristic arrangement, found in the pea…

  • Paleaceous

    Paleaceous

    Describing something that is bract-like or covered by a structure resembling a bract, typically found in certain plant families.

  • Paleate

    Paleate

    Describing a plant part that is covered or surrounded by palea or similar bracts.

  • Paleoherb

    Paleoherb

    A type of ancient herbaceous plant that is thought to represent early forms of modern plants.

  • Paleotropics

    Paleotropics

    A biogeographical region that encompasses tropical areas of Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

  • Pales

    Pales

    Bract-like structures found in inflorescences, often associated with grass flowers or seed heads.

  • Palmate

    Palmate

    Referring to a leaf or shape that resembles a hand, with leaflets or lobes radiating from a central point.