a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy

cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi

a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi

flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia

a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed

an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)

the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias

basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined

central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac

(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination

(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule

a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids

(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx

the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae

a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed

a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

the tissue of a plant

slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

a plant structure resembling a leaf

a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided

(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap

tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal

tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants

the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal

thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is embedded in the surface on which it grows

the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction

the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne

a partition or wall especially in an ovary

a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar

the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds

a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms

the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)

collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin

cup-shaped plant organ

the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast

a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it

special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales

an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum

any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus

compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth

an organ specialized for producing spores

a plant duct containing latex

membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap

membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap

a soft moist part of a fruit

soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems

woody tissue

tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants

false phloem

abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury

usually coiled

(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings

(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

thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root

thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil

root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root

a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud