The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical TermsThis beautifully illustrated glossary comprises over 2400 terms commonly used to describe vascular plants. The majority are structural terms referring to parts of plants visible with the naked eye or with a x10 hand lens, but some elementary microscopical and physiological terms are also included, as appropriate. Each term is defined accurately and concisely, and whenever possible, cross referenced to clearly labelled line drawings made mainly from living material. The illustrations are presented together in a section comprising 127 large format pages, within which they are grouped according to specific features, such as leaf shape or flower structure, so allowing comparison of different forms at a glance. The illustrations therefore provide a unique compilation of information that can be referred to independently of the definitions. This makes the glossary a particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant structure. |
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androecium anther apex apomixis arrangement axis base Bearing botanical bracts branches bulb calyx cambium capsule carpels cells composed Compositae cone conifers corm corolla cotyledons cyme dehiscence dicotyledons divided epidermis female Fern Allies fertilisation fleshy floral floret Flower Structure flowering plants frond fruit gamete genera genus germination glands grass Growing growth gymnosperms gynoecium habitat hairs hybrid inflorescence layer leaf leaflets leaves Leguminosae lobes male margin nectary º º orchid Orchidaceae organ outer outgrowth ovary ovule pair Papilionoideae perianth perianth segment pericarp petals petiole phloem pinnate pith placenta plantlet plural pollen grain pollinium Primula produced prothallus receptacle Relating reproduction Resembling scales seed sepals sets of chromosomes shoot side soil species spine spores stalk stamens stele stem stigma stipules style subfamily surface taxonomic rank tendrils tree tube tuber umbel Umbelliferae usually vegetative veins whorl wood woody xylem xylem and phloem