Botany Dictionary

  • Dictyogen

    Dictyogen

    A plant with net-veined leaves (historically used for certain monocots with dicot-like venation).

  • Dictyogenous

    Dictyogenous

    Having net-like venation (applied to leaves).

  • Dictyostele

    Dictyostele

    A type of stele (vascular arrangement) with overlapping leaf gaps, found in some ferns.

  • Didymous

    Didymous

    Occurring in pairs; twin-like.

  • Didynamous

    Didynamous

    Having four stamens in two pairs of unequal length (common in Lamiaceae).

  • Didynamy

    Didynamy

    The condition of having didynamous stamens.

  • Dieback

    Dieback

    The progressive death of shoots, branches, or roots beginning at the tips.

  • Difform

    Difform

    Irregular in shape; not uniform.

  • Detailed soil map

    Detailed soil map

    A large-scale map showing the distribution of soil types in a specific area.

  • Determinate

    Determinate

    Growth or development that ceases after reaching a certain size or stage.