BOT 203, Plant Biology, Independent Study

Vocabulary for Chapter 3

 

Life span:
annual
biennial
perennial

Plant habit:
herb
shrub
tree

Plant organs:
roots
stems
leaves

Root types:
tap root
fibrous root

Stem types:
rhizome
tuber

Stem features:
node
internode
axil
bud

Leaf parts:
leaf blade
petiole
stipules

Leaf complexity:
simple leaf
compound leaf
leaflet
rahcis
pinnately compound
palmately compound

Leaf attachment:
petiolate
sessile

Leaf arrangement:
basal
cauline
alternate
opposite

Leaf venation:
pinnate venation
palmate venation
parallel veination

Leaf blade shape:
linear
lanceolate
ovate

Leaf apices:
acute
acuminate

Leaf bases:
acute
acuminate
rounded
cordate

Leaf margins:
entire
serrate
lobed

Surface features:
glabrous
pubescent
villous
hirsute
glandular

 

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