Flowering Plant

Ms. Tina (United States of America)
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  1. axil
    the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
  2. flower
    reproductive organ of plants especially if showy or colorful
  3. angiosperm
    plants having seeds in a closed ovary
  4. flower stalk
    erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
    the structure that support the flower
  5. internode
    a segment of a stem between two nodes
  6. leaf
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  7. chloroplast
    organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
  8. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  9. chlorophyll
    any of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
  10. node
    the part of a plant stem from which leaves emerge
  11. petiole
    the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
    a leaf stalk; it attaches the leaf to the plant
  12. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
    plant structure that obtains food and water from the soil, stores energy, and provides support for the plant, most grow underground
  13. root cap
    thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root
    covers and protects the apical meristem of the root
  14. meristem
    undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
    actively growing region
  15. stem
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant
  16. taproot
    main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
  17. sugar
    an essential structural component of living cells
  18. carbon dioxide
    a colorless, odorless greenhouse gas essential for photosynthesis
  19. midrib
    the vein in the center of a leaf
  20. vascular bundle
    a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
  21. entire
    having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
  22. serrate
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  23. crenate
    having a margin with rounded scallops
  24. lobed
    having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
  25. parted
    having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
Created on Tue Aug 20 11:31:15 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Aug 28 09:58:35 EDT 2013)

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