Botany Dictionary

  • Capitellate

    Capitellate

    Having or forming a small head-like structure.

  • Capitiform

    Capitiform

    Shaped like or arranged in a head.

  • Capitulum

    Capitulum

    A dense cluster of sessile or subsessile flowers, characteristic of the Asteraceae family.

  • Capsule

    Capsule

    A dry dehiscent fruit composed of two or more carpels that splits open at maturity.

  • Captan

    Captan

    A broad-spectrum fungicide used to control many fungal diseases.

  • Carbaryl

    Carbaryl

    A carbamate insecticide used to control pests on fruits, vegetables and ornamentals.

  • Carbohydrate

    Carbohydrate

    Organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that serve as energy sources in plants.

  • Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

    Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

    A gas absorbed by plants during photosynthesis and released during respiration.

  • Carbon

    Carbon

    The fundamental element in organic compounds, obtained by plants from CO₂ during photosynthesis.

  • Carbon-nitrogen ratio

    Carbon-nitrogen ratio

    The proportion of carbon to nitrogen in organic matter, important for decomposition rates.