Botany Dictionary

  • Adventure

    Adventure

    An exploration or experimentation process in the cultivation of plants, often used in botanical research.

  • Adventive

    Adventive

    Describes a plant or species that appears in a new or non-native habitat, often introduced by humans.

  • Acrogen

    Acrogen

    A plant that grows by means of a growing point at the tip, such as ferns or mosses.

  • Acropetal

    Acropetal

    Describes development or movement from the base toward the apex, such as flower or leaf growth.

  • Acrophyll

    Acrophyll

    The mature or final leaves produced at the tip of a shoot.

  • Aeroscopic

    Aeroscopic

    Relating to the observation or examination of air or atmospheric conditions in a botanical context.

  • Acrostichoid

    Acrostichoid

    Describing a type of fern leaf with sori arranged in parallel rows along the veins.

  • Acrotonic

    Acrotonic

    Referring to growth concentrated at the top of a plant or shoot, typical of acrotonic plants.

  • Actino

    Actino

    A prefix meaning ‘ray’, often used in reference to radial symmetry in plant structures.

  • Actinomorphic

    Actinomorphic

    Describing a flower with radial symmetry, where it can be divided into equal parts through any plane passing through the…