Glossary of botanical terms
Glossary of botanical terms
24 Botany terms
This glossary is part of a class i take at university
- Angiosperm
- noun
- A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a fruit
- en: Angiosperme
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- Annual
- Adjective
- a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.
- en: Annuelle
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- Berry
- Noun
- a fleshy or pulpy indehiscent fruit with the seed(s) embedded in the fleshy tissue of the pericarp.
- en: Baie
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- Biennial
- Adjective
- a plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons, then dies.
- en: Bisannuel, bisannuelle
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- Botany
- Noun
- the scientific study of plants, including their structure, growth, reproduction, and evolution.
- en: La botanique
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- Chlorophyll
- noun
- a green pigment found in plant cells that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
- en: Chlorophylle
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- Climber
- Noun
- growing more or less erect by leaning or twining around another structure.
- en: Grimpant, grimpante
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- Cotyledon
- noun
- the first leaf or pair of leaves that appear on a plant seedling.
- en: Cotylédon
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- Fruit
- noun
- the mature ovary of a flower, containing seeds.
- en: Fruit
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- Herb
- Noun
- a plant which is non-woody or woody at the base only, the above ground stems usually being ephemeral.
- en: Herbes
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- Latex
- noun
- a milky, clear or sometimes coloured sap of diverse composition found in some plants.
- en: Latex
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- Mangrove
- noun
- plant community in tidal stretches of the mouth of some rivers containing mangrove species.
- en: Mangrove
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- Nectar
- noun
- a sweet, sugary liquid produced by plants to attract pollinators.
- en: Nectar
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- Petal
- noun
- free segment of the corolla.
- en: Un pétale
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- Photosynthesis
- noun
- the process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen.
- en: La photosynthèse
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- Pollination
- noun
- the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ (anther) to the female reproductive organ (stigma) of a flower.
- en: La pollinisation
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- Seed
- Noun
- a mature ovule containing an embryonic plant and stored food.
- en: Une graine
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- Sepal
- noun
- a small, leaf-like structure that protects the developing flower bud.
- en: Un sépale
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- Stamen
- Noun
- one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther).
- en: Une étamine
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- Taproot
- noun
- a main, thick root that grows straight down from the plant's stem.
- en: Un pivot, une racine pivotante
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- Transpiration
- noun
- the process by which water is released from plant leaves into the atmosphere.
- en: La transpiration végétale
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- Tropism
- noun
- phenomenon indicating growth or turning movement of an organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus.
- en: Le tropisme
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- Velutinous
- adjective
- covered with a close silky coating of short fine hairs which are erect and of even length.
- en: Velutineux
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- Xylem
- noun
- the tissue in plants that transports water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.
- en: Un xylème
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