Botany Dictionary

  • Botany

    Botany

    The scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, and classification.

  • Botryoid

    Botryoid

    Resembling a cluster of grapes (applied to certain inflorescences or fruit clusters).

  • Bough

    Bough

    A main branch of a tree.

  • Bow saw

    Bow saw

    A pruning tool with a thin blade held in tension by a bow-shaped frame.

  • Brachyblast

    Brachyblast

    A short, slow-growing shoot bearing clustered leaves or flowers.

  • Brackish

    Brackish

    Slightly salty water conditions, intermediate between fresh and marine.

  • Bract

    Bract

    A modified leaf associated with a flower or inflorescence, often different from foliage leaves.

  • Biserrate

    Biserrate

    Doubly serrated; with smaller teeth on larger teeth (leaf margins).

  • Bisetose

    Bisetose

    Having two bristles or setae.

  • Bisexual

    Bisexual

    Having both male (stamens) and female (pistils) reproductive organs in the same flower.