Botanical Terms Word Search — Medium

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Botanical Terms word list, defined

ABSCISE /əbˈsaɪz/ · verb
To separate or fall off naturally from a plant or animal body, especially as leaves do when they drop in autumn; more generally, to cut off or detach. Related: shed, detach, separate, drop.
ACROGEN /ˈæk.rə.dʒən/ · noun
A plant that grows from a point, especially a moss or lichen that grows from a rock or tree trunk. Related: lichen, moss, algae.
ACINOUS /ˈæsɪnəs/ · adjective
Relating to or resembling an acinus; having the form of a small grape-like cluster, especially of secretory cells in a gland. Related: grapelike, lobular, alveolar, saccular.
VISCID /ˈvɪskɪd/ · adjective
Having a thick, sticky, or syrupy consistency; covered or coated with a sticky substance. Related: sticky, viscous, glutinous, mucilaginous.
AMENTUM /əˈmɛntəm/ · noun
In botany, an amentum is a catkin: a slim, spikelike flower cluster, typically pendulous, bearing many small, often unisexual flowers without petals, as seen on willows, birches, and oaks. In ancient Rome, it also denoted the leather thong or strap looped around a javelin to aid in throwing. Related: catkin, spike, inflorescence, flower spike.
ACEROSE /ˈækəroʊs/ · adjective
Having a sharp, bitter, or astringent taste, typically due to the presence of tannins. Related: bitter, astringent, tannic, pungent.
ALBUMEN /ˈæl.bjə.mɪn/ · noun
The white of an egg, consisting chiefly of the protein albumin, which turns solid when cooked. More broadly, any colorless, protein-rich substance found in animal and plant tissues. Related: egg white, glair, white.
APOCARP /ˈæpəkɑːrp/ · noun
A carpel that is free and separate from the other carpels in a flower's gynoecium, as found in an apocarpous ovary such as that of a buttercup. Related: free carpel, simple pistil.

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