Letter A - Botany dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Abaca Abaca, or Manila hemp, is a textile banana tree (Musa ...	Acaulescent An acaulescent plant does not have a visible stem.
Achene In botany, an achene is a dry fruit of which the single seed ...	Acidophile An acidophilic plant is a species that grows in acidic soil ...
Acrotonic Acrotonic describes how some plants, especially trees, ...	Actinomorphic An actinomorphic corolla has several planes of symmetry (star-shaped).
Actinomorphy Actinomorphy is radial symmetry. A flower is called ...	Adventitious An adventitious organ is one that grows in a different place ...
Agroforestry Agroforestry is the integration of trees and forestry ...	Ailanthus The ailanthus is an ornamental tree with light and elegant ...
Aleppo pine The Aleppo pine is a tree that reaches heights between 5 and ...	Algae Algae is a class of lower marine or aquatic plants that ...
Almond Almond season Almonds are harvested in June (green almond) ...	Almond tree The almond tree is a fruit tree that can reach heights of 5 ...
Alternating The term 'alternating' indicates the placement of parts of a ...	Anemophily Anemophily is the transport of pollen by the wind.
Angiosperm An angiosperm is a plant whose reproductive organs are ...	Anther The anther is the part of the stamen that produces pollen.
Apomixis Apomixis is a method of asexual reproduction, in which ...	Apoplast The apoplast is one of three methods of radial transport of ...