Botany Dictionary

  • Spur-pruning

    Spur-pruning

    The practice of cutting back a plant’s spurs, or short stems, to encourage more growth or flowering.

  • Spurred

    Spurred

    Having or equipped with a spur or sharp projection, typically used for defense or reproduction.

  • Squama

    Squama

    A scale-like structure, often referring to the small, overlapping plates found on certain plant surfaces or animals.

  • Spinose

    Spinose

    Covered in spines or thorns, typically used to describe a plant that has sharp, pointed structures.

  • Spiral

    Spiral

    A curved, helical shape or arrangement, often used to describe the arrangement of leaves or other plant parts.

  • Spiral (2)

    Spiral (2)

    Arranged in a helical or coiling manner around an axis or stem.

  • Sporange

    Sporange

    A structure in which spores are produced, commonly found in ferns, fungi, and some algae.

  • Sporangiophore

    Sporangiophore

    A specialized stalk or structure that supports a sporangium or spore-producing organ.

  • Sporangiosphore

    Sporangiosphore

    A stalk or stem-like structure that supports one or more sporangia.

  • Sporangium

    Sporangium

    A spore-producing organ or structure found in various plants, fungi, and algae.