Botany Dictionary

  • Hanging plant rotator

    Hanging plant rotator

    A device used to rotate hanging plants to ensure even growth and sunlight exposure.

  • Haploid

    Haploid

    Referring to a state where an organism or cell has half the number of chromosomes typical of the species, especially…

  • Haplotype

    Haplotype

    A group of genes or genetic markers that are inherited together due to their close proximity on a chromosome.

  • Gynandrous

    Gynandrous

    Having both male and female reproductive organs in the same flower, typically in a specific arrangement.

  • Gyantherous

    Gyantherous

    Having both male and female sexual organs, often used to describe flowers with both stamens and pistils.

  • Gyno-

    Gyno-

    A prefix referring to female or feminine, often used in botanical terms relating to female reproductive structures.

  • Gynobase

    Gynobase

    The base of the pistil or female reproductive organ in some plants, where it is attached to the flower’s receptacle.

  • Gynobasic

    Gynobasic

    Referring to a flower in which the pistil or ovary is attached at the base of the flower.

  • Gynodioecious

    Gynodioecious

    Referring to plant species that have both female and hermaphroditic (bisexual) flowers in separate individuals.

  • Gynoecium

    Gynoecium

    The collective term for the female parts of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary.