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Annuals
Definition
a plant living only one year or season.
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Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
a system of nomenclature in which each species is given a unique name that consists of a generic and a specific term.
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Carbohydrates
Definition
any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
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Cell Division
Definition
the division of a cell in reproduction or growth.
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Cell Membrane
Definition
the semipermeable membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell.
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Cell Wall
Definition
the definite boundary or wall that is part of the outer structure of certain cells, as a plant cell.
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Chloroplast
Definition
a plastid containing chlorophyll.
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Compound Leaf
Definition
a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately, as the fingers of a hand, or pinnately, as the leaflets of a fern; the leaflets themselves may be compound.
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Cytoplasm
Definition
the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
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Embryo
Definition
the rudimentary plant usually contained in the seed.
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Endosperm
Definition
nutritive matter in seed-plant ovules, derived from the embryo sac
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Epidermis
Definition
a thin layer of cells forming the outer integument of seed plants and ferns.
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Fibrous Root System
Definition
The root system of a plant provides it with the nutrients the plant needs to flourish and stay healthy.
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Fibrous roots
Definition
a root, as in most grasses, having numerous, very fine branches of approximately the same length.
a root system that consists of very fine branches.
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Flowers
Definition
the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, especially when such envelopes are more or less conspicuous in form and color.
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Germinating
Definition
to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb.
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Herbaceous Stem
Definition
having the texture, color, etc., of an ordinary foliage leaf.
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Leaves
Definition
a lateral outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
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Lipids
Definition
any of various substances that are soluble in nonpolar organic solvents, that are usually insoluble in water, that with proteins and carbohydrates constitute the principal structural components of living cells, and that include fats, waxes, phosphatides, cerebrosides, and related and derived compounds
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meristem
Definition
embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells.
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Nucleus
Definition
a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core
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Nutrients
Definition
nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.
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organelles
Definition
a specialized part of a cell having some specific function; a cell organ.
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Palisade Cells
Definition
a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
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Petals
Definition
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
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Phloem
Definition
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
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Photosynthesis
Definition
the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
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Pistil
Definition
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
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Pith
Definition
the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
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Pollination
Definition
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
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Pollination Protein
Definition
the protein that is produced in pollen
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Respiration
Definition
the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
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Root
Definition
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
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Root Hairs
Definition
an elongated tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
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Seed
Definition
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
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Seed Covering
Definition
The outer protective covering of a seed.
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Sepals
Definition
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
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Simple Leaf
Definition
a leaf that is not divided into parts
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Stamen
Definition
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
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Stems
Definition
the stalk that supports a leaf, flower, or fruit.
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Tap Root
Definition
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
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Turgor
Definition
the normal distention or rigidity of plant cells, resulting from the pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell walls.
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Vacuole
Definition
a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
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Veins
Definition
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
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Xylem
Definition
a compound tissue in vascular plants that helps provide support and that conducts water and nutrients upward from the roots, consisting of tracheids, vessels, parenchyma cells, and woody fibers.
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