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Term | Definition |
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Root Cap | the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the materialistic cells behind it. |
Cambium | a layer of delicate materialistic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems |
Stoma | any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves |
Transpiratation | the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere. |
Embryo | the rudimentary plant usually contained in the seed. |
germination | to begin to grow or develop. |
Flower | the blossom of a plant. |
Pollination | the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. |
sepal | one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower. |
petal | one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower. |
stamen | the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther. |
pistil | the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma. |
ovary | the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop. |
Sporophyte | the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores. |
gametophyte | the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations. |
annual | living only one growing season, as beans or corn. |
biennial | happening every two years: |
perennial | lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: |
fertilization | an act, process, or instance of fertilizing. |
zygote | the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage. |
cone | anything shaped like a cone: |
ovule | a small egg. |
fruit | any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals. |