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Glossary of Terms
A quick reference for the botanical terms used throughout Arboreal Atlas.
Basic Plant Parts
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Seeds
Stem
Ecology & Growth
Annual
Canopy
Climax Species
Deciduous
Evergreen
Grove
Habitat
Perennial
Pioneer Species
Symbiosis
Thicket
Understory
Flower Anatomy
Anther
Filament
Ovary
Petal
Pistil (Carpel)
Sepal
Stamen
Stigma
Style
Flowers & Reproduction
Fertilization
Ovule
Pollination
Fruits & Seeds
Achene
Berry
Capsule
Cotyledon
Drupe
Embryo
Endosperm
Pod
Seed coat
General Terms
Conifer
Internal Transport
Phloem
Xylem
Leaf Anatomy
Blade (lamina)
Chloroplast
Guard cells
Margin
Midrib
Palisade mesophyll
Spongy mesophyll
Stomata
Vein
Venation
Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Whorled
Leaf Margin
Entire
Serrate
Leaf Shape & Type
Bipinnately Compound
Lobed
Palmate
Pinnate
Plant Tissues
Cambium
Collenchyma
Cortex
Cuticle
Endodermis
Epidermis
Meristem
Parenchyma
Pith
Sclerenchyma
Vascular bundle
Processes & Concepts
Dormancy
Germination
Gravitropism
Osmosis
Photosynthesis
Phototropism
Respiration
Senescence
Transpiration
Roots
Adventitious roots
Bulb
Corm
Fibrous root
Mycorrhizae
Rhizome
Root cap
Root hair
Taproot
Tuber
Stems & Structure
Bark
Herbaceous stem
Internode
Lenticel
Node
Peduncle
Petiole
Vascular cambium
Woody tissue
Taxonomy
Family
Genus