Botany Dictionary

  • Digitate

    Digitate

    Compound with leaflets radiating from a central point like fingers (palmately compound).

  • Dimerous

    Dimerous

    Having flower parts in sets of two.

  • Dimidiate

    Dimidiate

    Appearing as if one half were missing; halved or partially developed.

  • Dimorphic

    Dimorphic

    Occurring in two distinct forms (e.g., leaves, flowers, or entire plants).

  • Dimorphism

    Dimorphism

    The condition of having two distinct forms within a species.

  • Diocciopolygamous

    Diocciopolygamous

    Having unisexual and bisexual flowers on different plants of the same species.

  • Dioccious

    Dioccious

    Having male and female reproductive structures on separate individual plants.

  • Dipetalous

    Dipetalous

    Having two petals.

  • Diphyllous

    Diphyllous

    Having two leaves or leaf-like structures.

  • Diplecolobous

    Diplecolobous

    Having the embryo folded twice in the seed.