Botany Dictionary

  • Fungicide

    Fungicide

    A chemical or biological agent used to kill or inhibit the growth of fungi.

  • Funicle (= funiculus)

    Funicle (= funiculus)

    The stalk attaching an ovule or seed to the ovary wall.

  • Funiculus

    Funiculus

    Another term for funicle; the stalk that connects the ovule to the placenta in an ovary.

  • Funnel form

    Funnel form

    Shaped like a funnel; typically used to describe a type of flower corolla.

  • Funnelform

    Funnelform

    Having a funnel-shaped structure, especially in reference to flowers.

  • Furcate

    Furcate

    Forked or branching into two or more parts.

  • Furfuraceous

    Furfuraceous

    Covered with bran-like or scaly particles; scurfy.

  • Free-central

    Free-central

    A type of placentation where ovules are borne on a central column not connected to the ovary wall.

  • Friable

    Friable

    Easily crumbled or broken apart, especially referring to soil that is ideal for plant growth.

  • Fringed

    Fringed

    Having a border or margin adorned with slender projections or hair-like structures.