phytology
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1. the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | mycology, |
| definition | : | the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pomology, |
| definition | : | the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | algology, phycology, |
| definition | : | the branch of botany that studies algae (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pteridology, |
| definition | : | the branch of botany that studies ferns (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
| domain member category | : | etiolation, |
| definition | : | (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | dissilience, |
| definition | : | the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | aestivation, estivation, |
| definition | : | (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | division, |
| definition | : | (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | venation, |
| definition | : | (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | vernation, |
| definition | : | (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | scurf, |
| definition | : | (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts (noun.object) |
| domain member category | : | natural scientist, naturalist, |
| definition | : | a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | annual, |
| definition | : | (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | biennial, |
| definition | : | (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | perennial, |
| definition | : | (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | style, |
| definition | : | (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | germ tube, |
| definition | : | (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | pollen tube, |
| definition | : | (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | peristome, |
| definition | : | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | embryo, |
| definition | : | (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | corolla, |
| definition | : | (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | corona, |
| definition | : | (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | calyx, |
| definition | : | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | lip, |
| definition | : | (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | papilla, |
| definition | : | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | pitcher, |
| definition | : | (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | apophysis, |
| definition | : | (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | callus, |
| definition | : | (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | blister, |
| definition | : | (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | coma, |
| definition | : | (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | bast, phloem, |
| definition | : | (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | root, |
| definition | : | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | taproot, |
| definition | : | (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | spike, |
| definition | : | (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | leaf node, node, |
| definition | : | (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | lobe, |
| definition | : | (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | ligule, |
| definition | : | (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap (noun.plant) |
| domain member category | : | apogamy, |
| definition | : | (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | cohesion, |
| definition | : | (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | foliation, leafing, |
| definition | : | (botany) the process of forming leaves (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | parthenocarpy, |
| definition | : | (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | cork, phellem, |
| definition | : | (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | sporulate, |
| definition | : | convert into spores (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | invaginate, |
| definition | : | sheathe (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | sporulate, |
| definition | : | produce spores (verb.creation) |
| domain member category | : | acroscopic, |
| definition | : | facing or on the side toward the apex (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | basiscopic, |
| definition | : | facing or on the side toward the base (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | acropetal, |
| definition | : | of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | basipetal, |
| definition | : | of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | basifixed, |
| definition | : | attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | comal, comate, comose, |
| definition | : | of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | carpellate, pistillate, |
| definition | : | bearing or consisting of carpels (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | cauline, |
| definition | : | especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | basal, radical, |
| definition | : | especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | caulescent, cauline, stemmed, |
| definition | : | (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | acaulescent, stemless, |
| definition | : | (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | outward-developing, |
| definition | : | away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | inward-developing, |
| definition | : | toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | chlamydeous, |
| definition | : | having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | achlamydeous, |
| definition | : | not having a floral envelope or perianth (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | brachiate, |
| definition | : | having widely spreading paired branches (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | comate, comose, |
| definition | : | bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | cyclic, |
| definition | : | forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | acyclic, |
| definition | : | not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | annual, one-year, |
| definition | : | completing its life cycle within a year (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | biennial, two-year, |
| definition | : | having a life cycle lasting two seasons (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | perennial, |
| definition | : | lasting three seasons or more (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | determinate, |
| definition | : | not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | cymose, |
| definition | : | having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | indeterminate, |
| definition | : | having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | racemose, |
| definition | : | having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | dextrorsal, dextrorse, |
| definition | : | spiraling upward from left to right (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | precocious, |
| definition | : | appearing or developing early (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | autogamic, autogamous, |
| definition | : | characterized by or fit for autogamy (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | endogamic, endogamous, |
| definition | : | characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | exogamic, exogamous, |
| definition | : | characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | fastigiate, |
| definition | : | having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column) (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | aerial, |
| definition | : | existing or living or growing or operating in the air (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | antheral, staminate, |
| definition | : | capable of fertilizing female organs (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | pistillate, |
| definition | : | having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | monoclinous, |
| definition | : | having pistils and stamens in the same flower (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | diclinous, |
| definition | : | having pistils and stamens in separate flowers (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | capsulate, capsulated, |
| definition | : | used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | opposite, paired, |
| definition | : | of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | alternate, |
| definition | : | of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | ariled, arillate, |
| definition | : | (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | foliate, |
| definition | : | (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | foliolate, |
| definition | : | (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | aphyllous, |
| definition | : | having no leaves (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | scapose, |
| definition | : | resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | terete, |
| definition | : | especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | torulose, |
| definition | : | of a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | simple, unsubdivided, |
| definition | : | (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | compound, |
| definition | : | composed of more than one part (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | aggregate, |
| definition | : | composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | double, |
| definition | : | used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | single, |
| definition | : | used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | bullate, |
| definition | : | of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | imbricate, imbricated, |
| definition | : | used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | squamulose, |
| definition | : | covered with tiny scales (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | rugose, |
| definition | : | of leaves; ridged or wrinkled (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | smooth, |
| definition | : | of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | rough, |
| definition | : | of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | convolute, convoluted, |
| definition | : | rolled longitudinally upon itself (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | involute, rolled, |
| definition | : | especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | bifid, |
| definition | : | divided into two lobes (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | pentamerous, |
| definition | : | divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | trifid, |
| definition | : | divided into three lobes (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | assurgent, |
| definition | : | growing or extending upward (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | ligneous, |
| definition | : | consisting of or containing lignin or xylem (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | alliaceous, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | apogametic, apogamic, apogamous, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | apomictic, apomictical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | apothecial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the apothecium of some lichens and fungi (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | archesporial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the cells in a sporangium that give rise to spores (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | araceous, aroid, |
| definition | : | relating to a plant of the family Araceae (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | asclepiadaceous, |
| definition | : | of or relating to plants of the milkweed family (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | ascocarpous, |
| definition | : | of or relating to ascocarps (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | autophytic, autotrophic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | heterotrophic, |
| definition | : | requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | axial, axile, |
| definition | : | relating to or attached to the axis (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | basidiomycetous, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | basidiosporous, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | bicapsular, |
| definition | : | divided into two capsules or having a two-part capsule (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | cambial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or functioning as a cambium (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | capsular, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a capsule (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | composite, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | panicled, |
| definition | : | having panicles; occurring in panicles (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | self-pollinating, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of self-pollination (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | umbelliform, |
| definition | : | resembling or in the form of an umbel (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | umbelliferous, |
| definition | : | relating to or belonging to plants of the family Umbelliferae (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | cruciferous, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | tomentose, |
| definition | : | covered with densely matted filaments (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | epiphytic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to epiphytes (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | lithophytic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to lithophytes (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | myrmecophytic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to myrmecophytes (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | bladed, |
| definition | : | having a blade or blades; often used in combination (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | spicate, |
| definition | : | having or relating to spikes (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | alar, axillary, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the axil (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | paniculate, |
| definition | : | having a panicle (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | phyllodial, |
| definition | : | having a phyllode (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | involucrate, |
| definition | : | having an involucre (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | bryophytic, |
| definition | : | relating to plants of the division Bryophyta (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | botanise, botanize, |
| definition | : | collect and study plants (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | botanic, botanical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to plants or botany (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | herbaceous, |
| definition | : | characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | botanise, botanize, |
| definition | : | collect and study plants (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | botanic, botanical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to plants or botany (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | herbaceous, |
| definition | : | characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part (adj.all) |
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