Botany Dictionary

  • Growing tray

    Growing tray

    A shallow container used for germinating seeds or growing plants in a controlled environment.

  • Growth form

    Growth form

    The general shape or structure of a plant, including its size, branching pattern, and arrangement of leaves.

  • Growth ring

    Growth ring

    A layer of growth in the stem of a tree or woody plant, usually visible as a ring in cross-sections…

  • Grumrose

    Grumrose

    Describing a plant or flower that has a yellowish or brownish color, often used for certain rose varieties.

  • Guano

    Guano

    A fertilizer made from the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats, rich in nitrogen and phosphorus.

  • Guard cell

    Guard cell

    Specialized cells surrounding stomata in plant leaves that regulate gas exchange and water loss.

  • Guard cells

    Guard cells

    The two cells that surround the stomatal pore and control its opening and closing, regulating transpiration and gas exchange.

  • Gumbo soil

    Gumbo soil

    A type of heavy, clay-rich soil that becomes sticky and waterlogged when wet but can be fertile.

  • Guttate

    Guttate

    To release water droplets from the leaf tips, often seen as a form of excess water loss or excretion.

  • Guttifferous

    Guttifferous

    Referring to plants that exude water droplets, especially from their leaf surfaces.