Botany Dictionary

  • Localicidal

    Localicidal

    Referring to a plant structure or process that causes the death or opening of locules, often releasing seeds.

  • Localicidal capsule

    Localicidal capsule

    A type of capsule that opens by the death or rupture of the locules, releasing its contents such as seeds.

  • Loculus

    Loculus

    A small compartment or chamber, often used to describe a cavity within a fruit or flower that contains seeds.

  • Lodicule

    Lodicule

    A small, typically membranous structure at the base of grass florets, which assists in the opening of the flower.

  • Loess

    Loess

    A fine, wind-blown sediment that is typically rich in minerals and forms fertile soil in some regions.

  • Loment

    Loment

    A segmented legume fruit that breaks into smaller sections, often associated with plants in the legume family.

  • Lomentum

    Lomentum

    A type of legume fruit that is divided into segments, commonly found in some species of plants.

  • Long-day plant

    Long-day plant

    A plant that requires long periods of light (typically more than 12 hours) to flower and complete its life cycle.

  • Loose

    Loose

    Describing a plant structure or soil that is not tightly packed or dense, allowing for easy movement or growth.

  • Lopping

    Lopping

    The practice of cutting back branches or stems of a plant, often for maintenance or shaping.