Botanical Terms Word Search — Hard

Play a free online Botanical Terms word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.

Words to find

ALPINE
WHORL
ACINUS
BINATE
ANTHER
ALATED
XYLEM
ARISTA

Plus 4 hidden bonus words.

Botanical Terms word list, defined

ALPINE /ˈælpaɪn/ · adjective: Relating to, characteristic of, or found in high mountains, especially the European Alps. Also describes plants adapted to grow above the treeline in cold mountain environments. Related: mountainous, high-altitude, upland, montane.
WHORL /hwɔːrl/ · noun: A whorl is a spiral or circular shape, often found in nature, such as in the center of a leaf or in the pattern of a shell. It can also refer to a circular motion or rotation. Related: spiral, circular, rotational, helical.
ACINUS /ˈæsɪnəs/ · noun: One of the small, berry-shaped terminal sacs or lobules of a gland (such as the pancreas or salivary glands) or of the lung, where secretion or gas exchange takes place. Related: sac, follicle, lobule, alveolus.
BINATE /ˈbaɪ.neɪt/ · adjective: Growing or occurring in pairs; arranged as a pair of two similar parts, especially of leaves or other botanical structures. Related: paired, twinned, double, coupled.
ANTHER /ˈænθər/ · noun: The anther is the pollen-bearing part of a flower's stamen, typically a bilobed sac at the tip of the filament in which pollen grains are produced and released. Related: pollen sac.
ALATED /ˈeɪleɪtɪd/ · adjective: Having wings or winglike appendages; winged. Related: winged, alate, feathered, fledged.
XYLEM /zɪləm/ · noun: The woody tissue in a plant that transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant. Related: vascular tissue, wood, sapwood, heartwood.
ARISTA /əˈrɪstə/ · noun: A bristle-like appendage, especially the stiff, hairlike awn found on the grains or spikelets of many grasses and cereals such as barley and wheat. Related: awn, bristle, seta.

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