Botany Dictionary

  • Sarment

    Sarment

    A long, slender, trailing or climbing stem capable of rooting at the nodes.

  • Rotate

    Rotate

    Describing a flower with a flat, wheel-shaped corolla and short tube.

  • Rotound, rotundate

    Rotound, rotundate

    Round or rounded in shape; circular or nearly so.

  • Rounded

    Rounded

    Having a smooth, curved outline; not pointed or angular.

  • Row cover

    Row cover

    A lightweight fabric placed over crops to protect them from pests and frost.

  • Rudimentary

    Rudimentary

    Basic or undeveloped; representing an early or primitive form.

  • Rufous

    Rufous

    Reddish-brown in color.

  • Rugose

    Rugose

    Having coarse wrinkles or ridges, especially on leaves.

  • Rugulose

    Rugulose

    Finely wrinkled; having minute wrinkles or roughness.

  • Ruminate

    Ruminate

    Describing seed endosperm that is irregularly grooved or divided, like chewed food.