Botany Dictionary

  • Acinaceous

    Acinaceous

    Resembling a grape or berry in form; grape-like.

  • Acinacifolious

    Acinacifolious

    Having leaves shaped like a short, curved sword.

  • Acinaciform

    Acinaciform

    Shaped like a scimitar or curved sword; used to describe certain leaves.

  • Acinarious

    Acinarious

    Resembling or composed of acini, the small sac-like structures, often used in anatomical contexts.

  • Aciniform

    Aciniform

    Shaped like a cluster of grapes or berries.

  • Acorn

    Acorn

    The nut of oak trees, enclosed in a cup-like structure called a cupule.

  • Acro

    Acro

    A prefix meaning ‘tip’ or ‘extremity’, often used in compound botanical terms.

  • Acrodromous

    Acrodromous

    A leaf venation pattern with multiple primary veins running parallel to the margin from the base.

  • Abaxial

    Abaxial

    Referring to the side of an organ away from the axis; typically the lower surface of a leaf.

  • Abc soil

    Abc soil

    Soil profile composed of three layers: A (topsoil), B (subsoil), and C (parent material).