Botany Dictionary

  • Tuft

    Tuft

    A small cluster of hairs, leaves, or fibers growing together.

  • Tufted

    Tufted

    Growing in dense clumps or tufts.

  • Tumid

    Tumid

    Swollen or enlarged, often due to internal pressure or fluid.

  • Tump

    Tump

    A small mound or hillock; in botany, may refer to a raised area of turf or vegetation.

  • Tunic

    Tunic

    A papery or membranous outer covering, such as the outer layer of a bulb.

  • Triternate

    Triternate

    A compound leaf arrangement where each of the three leaflets is further divided into three.

  • Tritemate

    Tritemate

    Likely a variant spelling or typo of ‘triternate’.

  • Trivial name

    Trivial name

    A common or non-scientific name given to a plant, as opposed to its formal Latin name.

  • Trophophyll

    Trophophyll

    A leaf primarily involved in photosynthesis rather than reproduction.

  • Tropic

    Tropic

    Relating to or exhibiting tropism—directional growth in response to environmental stimuli.