organe des plantes

Definitions of organe des plantes
  1. noun
    a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
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    organe de reproduction
    the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
    racine
    (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
    coulant, stolon
    a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
    tige
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    feuillage, feuille
    the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
    bourgeon, pousse
    any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
    fleur
    reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
    étamine
    the male reproductive organ of a flower
    pistil
    the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
    style
    (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
    ovule
    a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
    strobile
    cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
    feuille de fleurs
    a modified leaf that is part of a flower
    canne, jonc
    a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
    sporange
    organ containing or producing spores
    bouture
    a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
    rhizome
    a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
    tige
    persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
    bulbe
    a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
    fruit
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
    verdure
    green foliage
    feuillet
    part of a compound leaf
    branche, rameau
    a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
    bourgeon, bouton
    a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
    tronc
    the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
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    partie de la plante
    any part of a plant or fungus
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