Botany Dictionary

  • Foliage

    Foliage

    The collective leaves of a plant.

  • Foliar feeding

    Foliar feeding

    The application of liquid fertilizer directly to the leaves of a plant for absorption.

  • Foliar

    Foliar

    Relating to or associated with leaves.

  • Foliate

    Foliate

    Having or producing leaves.

  • Foliation

    Foliation

    The arrangement or pattern of leaves on a stem or the formation of leaf-like layers.

  • Foliicolous

    Foliicolous

    Growing on the surface of leaves, typically referring to lichens or fungi.

  • Foliolate

    Foliolate

    Having leaflets; used to describe compound leaves.

  • Flora

    Flora

    The plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring native plants.

  • Floral

    Floral

    Relating to or associated with flowers.

  • Floral cup

    Floral cup

    A cup-like structure formed by the fusion of the bases of the sepals, petals, and stamens.