Botany Dictionary

  • Floral envelope

    Floral envelope

    Collective term for the sepals and petals of a flower.

  • Floral leaves

    Floral leaves

    Modified leaves that form the parts of a flower, such as petals and sepals.

  • Floral tube

    Floral tube

    A tubular structure formed by the fusion of floral parts, often enclosing the reproductive organs.

  • Florescence

    Florescence

    The condition or period of flowering; the blooming stage of a plant.

  • Florescent

    Florescent

    Blooming or flowering; having flowers in bloom.

  • Floret

    Floret

    A small individual flower, typically part of a larger inflorescence, such as in grasses or sunflowers.

  • Floriculture

    Floriculture

    The branch of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants.

  • Floriculturist

    Floriculturist

    A person who specializes in growing and breeding flowering and ornamental plants.

  • Floriferous

    Floriferous

    Producing many flowers; abundantly flowering.

  • Floriform

    Floriform

    Shaped like a flower.