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órgano vegetal

Definitions of órgano vegetal
  1. noun
    a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
    synonyms: órgano
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    estructura reproductiva
    the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
    lámina
    any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
    raíz
    (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
    offset
    a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
    cabillo, caña, cálamo, pedúnculo, rabillo, tallo, troncho, tronco
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    follaje, hoja
    the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
    retoño
    any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
    ascocarpo
    mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
    gleba
    fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn
    himenio
    spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
    flor
    reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
    estambre
    the male reproductive organ of a flower
    antera
    the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk
    gineceo, pistilo
    the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
    filamento
    the stalk of a stamen
    ovario
    the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
    óvulo
    a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
    placenta
    that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
    hoja floral
    a modified leaf that is part of a flower
    rábano picante
    the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
    rábano
    pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
    diente de león
    the foliage of the dandelion plant
    salsifí
    edible root of the salsify plant
    mandrágora
    the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
    zanahoria
    deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
    chirivía
    the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
    basidio
    a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
    esporofilo
    leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia
    asca
    saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
    esqueje
    a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
    tubérculo
    a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
    cepa, rizoma
    a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
    peciolo
    the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
    limbo
    especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
    bulbo
    solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
    fruto
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
    amplexicaule, amplexicaulo
    a leaf with its base clasping the stem
    verdor, verdura
    green foliage
    folíolo
    part of a compound leaf
    fronda
    compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
    hoja de la higuera
    a leaf from a fig tree
    hoja simple
    a leaf that is not divided into parts
    hoja compuesta
    a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
    hoja entera
    a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations
    hoja festoneada
    a leaf having a scalloped margin
    hoja aserrada
    a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
    hoja dentada
    a leaf having a toothed margin
    hoja lobulada
    a leaf having deeply indented margins
    hoja partida
    a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
    vástago
    a new branch
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