Botany Dictionary

  • Aggregate

    Aggregate

    A group of similar structures or organs that are clustered together, such as a cluster of fruitlets.

  • Agricultural weed

    Agricultural weed

    A plant species that grows in agricultural areas, often unwanted, and competes with cultivated crops.

  • Air layering

    Air layering

    A propagation technique where a stem is induced to form roots while still attached to the parent plant.

  • Adherent

    Adherent

    Describing a plant part that is attached or sticking to another surface, such as leaf hairs sticking to a stem.

  • Adiaxial

    Adiaxial

    Relating to the opposite side of the plant part in reference to the axis, typically used for leaves and stems.

  • Aduate

    Aduate

    A variant spelling of ‘adulate’, referring to plant parts that are closely appressed or flattened.

  • Adnate

    Adnate

    Describing plant parts that are fused or joined together, often used for petals or stamens.

  • Adnation

    Adnation

    The fusion of unlike plant parts, such as stamens and petals, in a flower.

  • Adnexed

    Adnexed

    Describing plant organs that are attached or united with another organ, often used for petals and sepals.

  • Adobe soil

    Adobe soil

    A type of soil composed of clay, sand, and silt, commonly found in arid regions, often used in construction for…