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Plant Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chlorophyll | Chlorophyll is a type of plant pigment responsible for the absorption of light in the process of photosynthesis, which creates energy. |
| Dicot | Dicots, were one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants were formerly divided. |
| Vein | Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart. |
| Cuticle | A protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell. |
| Root | The part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers. |
| Pollen | A fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants |
| Xylem | Nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves |
| Stem | A vascular plant organ consisting of an alternating system of nodes and internodes that support the leaves and reproductive structures. |
| Monocot | An angiosperm that has only one seed leaf. |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants |
| Chloroplast | An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs |
| Germination | Early growth stage of a plant embryo |
| Seed coat | A tough outer covering of a seed, formed from the outer coat of an ovule. |
| Seed | An adaptation of some terrestrial plants consisting of an embryo packaged along with a store of food within a protective coat. |
| Conifers | A gymnosperm, or naked seed plant, that produces cones |
| Leaf | The major sites of photosynthesis in most plants. |
| Sprout | The tiny new plant that grows out of a seed. |
| Spore | A reproductive cell with a hard, protective coating |
| Phloem | Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant |
| Taproot | Single, large root like a carrot. |
| Cotyledon | (n, v) the inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; energy, vitality; a person taken advantage of (noun); undermine, weaken, tire out (verb) |
| Stomata | A microscopic pore surrounded by guard cells in the epidermis of leaves and stems that allows gas exchange between the environment and the interior of the plant. |
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