Botany Dictionary

  • Solitary (2)

    Solitary (2)

    Describing an individual plant or flower that is not part of a cluster or group.

  • Solum

    Solum

    The uppermost layer of soil, including the surface soil and subsoil, that is crucial for plant growth.

  • Somatotropic

    Somatotropic

    Relating to the regulation of growth and development in organisms, particularly involving hormones like growth hormone.

  • Sortferous

    Sortferous

    Describing a plant or structure that produces or bears a particular type of product or substance.

  • Sorophore

    Sorophore

    A type of plant structure that supports or carries reproductive organs, such as sporangia.

  • Sorus

    Sorus

    A cluster of spore-producing structures found in ferns and other non-flowering plants.

  • Sorus (2)

    Sorus (2)

    A collection of sporangia, typically found on the underside of fern fronds.

  • Spadiceous

    Spadiceous

    Describing a flower arrangement where the flowers are clustered on a thick, fleshy spike, such as in the Araceae family.

  • Spadiciform

    Spadiciform

    Resembling or having the characteristics of a spadix, a type of inflorescence found in some plants.

  • Spadicose

    Spadicose

    Relating to or resembling a spadix, typically referring to a type of flower cluster in certain plants.