Botany Dictionary

  • Colpate

    Colpate

    Pollen grains having furrows (colpi) in the exine.

  • Colporate

    Colporate

    Pollen grains having both pores and furrows.

  • Columella

    Columella

    The central axis of certain fruits, cones, or sporangia.

  • Column

    Column

    In orchids, the fused male and female reproductive structures (gynostemium); also refers to upright cylindrical structures.

  • Columnar

    Columnar

    Having a tall, narrow, cylindrical shape with a roughly constant diameter (applied to tree forms or plant cells).

  • Column-foot

    Column-foot

    The basal extension of the column in some orchids.

  • Column-wings

    Column-wings

    Lateral extensions of the column in certain orchid flowers.

  • Coma

    Coma

    (1) A tuft of hairs at the end of some seeds (e.g., milkweed); (2) The crown of leaves in palms…

  • Combination

    Combination

    In taxonomy, the publication of a new name by combining existing names (e.g., transferring a species to another genus).

  • Commercial name

    Commercial name

    A marketing name for a plant cultivar, not necessarily its scientific or registered name.