Flowers Word Search
Play a Flowers word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PETAL, SEPAL, STAMEN, PISTIL, ANTHER, POLLEN, NECTAR, PHLOEM, XYLEM, CHLOROPHYLL, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, GERMINATION.
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Flowers word list, defined
- PETAL /ˈpiːtəl/ · noun
- A part of a flower, typically delicate and colorful, that is often used as a symbol of love and beauty. A petal is usually one of the parts of a flower that are attached to the center of the flower. Related: scale, leaf, blade, flap.
- SEPAL /sɛpəl/ · noun
- A part of a flower, typically green and leaf-like, that protects the petals. In botany, the sepal is a modified leaf that forms the calyx of a flower. Related: petal, leaf, bract, calyx.
- STAMEN /ˈsteɪmən/ · noun
- The pollen-producing part of a flower, typically a long, slender structure that supports the anthers. Related: filament, anther, pollen, stigma.
- PISTIL /pɪˈstɪl/ · noun
- The central part of a flower that contains the ovary and is usually the enlarged base of the style; the female reproductive organ of a flower. In botany, the pistil is the part of the flower that contains the ovules. Related: stigma, style, ovary, gynoecium.
- 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.
- POLLEN /ˈpɒlɛn/ · noun
- A fine powder produced by plants, consisting of the male reproductive cells or spores, often causing allergic reactions in some people. Related: dust, powder, spores, grit.
- NECTAR /ˈnɛktər/ · noun
- A sweet, viscous fluid produced by plants, especially flowers, as a source of nutrition for insects. Related: honeydew, syrup, nectarine, honey.
- PHLOEM /floʊɛm/ · noun
- The soft, inner tissue of a plant that carries nutrients and other substances produced by photosynthesis from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Related: vascular tissue, conducting tissue, xylem, sapwood.
- 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.
- CHLOROPHYLL /ˈklɒrəfɪl/ (British); /ˈklɔːrəfɪl/ (US) · noun
- The green pigment found in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria that absorbs light energy and enables photosynthesis, converting carbon dioxide and water into sugars while releasing oxygen. Related: green pigment, photosynthetic pigment.
- PHOTOSYNTHESIS /fɒtəʊsɪnθɪsɪs/ · noun
- The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct. Related: photosynthetic process, chlorophyll synthesis, plant metabolism, carbon fixation.
- GERMINATION /dʒərˈmɪneɪʃən/ · noun
- The process of a plant or seed beginning to grow, or the initial stage of growth. The process of sprouting or beginning to grow, especially of a seed or plant. Related: sprouting, sprout, growth, development.
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