Botany Dictionary

  • Auxin

    Auxin

    A class of plant hormones regulating growth and development, particularly IAA (indole-3-acetic acid).

  • Auxotelic

    Auxotelic

    Growth pattern where the main axis terminates in a flower (contrasts with monopodial).

  • Auxotonic

    Auxotonic

    Growth response where cell elongation is controlled by auxin concentration.

  • Availability

    Availability

    The degree to which soil nutrients are accessible for plant uptake.

  • Available nutrient

    Available nutrient

    Soil nutrients in forms that can be absorbed by plant roots.

  • Awl-shaped

    Awl-shaped

    Narrow and sharply pointed, like an awl (describing leaves or other structures).

  • Awn

    Awn

    A slender, bristle-like appendage, especially on grass spikelets or seeds.

  • Axil

    Axil

    The upper angle between a leaf/stem and the stem/branch from which it grows.

  • Axile

    Axile

    Relating to or situated in the axis (central line) of a structure.

  • Axillary

    Axillary

    Located in or arising from an axil (e.g., axillary buds or flowers).