Botany and Plant Science

These stipules get associated with the petioles of the leaves with the help of their inner margins, e.g. rose.

It is a simple, dry, dehiscent fruit developing from the bicarpellary, monolocular ovary having 2 parietal placentae. 

It is defined as a flattened stem consisting of several internodes functioning as a leaf. In Opuntia, the stem is modified into a green flattened structure called phylloclade.

It is a modified axillary bud, which is stiffened and terminates in a sharp point. It may be simple or branched.

These leaves are heart-shaped having a petiole or stem attached to the cleft of the leave.

These are the modified plant structures adapted to store nutrients. They help the plants to survive in adverse climatic conditions. They are also the means of asexual reproduction in plants.

These leaves are thick, broad & arrowhead-shaped.

It is defined as an array of leaves or flowers, or of the vascular tissues providing these organs with essential nutrients.

It is either a hair or bristle-like protuberance on a larger structure, or in the case of the Asteraceae, a stiff needle-like element of the pappus. These are characteristics of grasses.

It is a branched group of flowers in which the branches are racemes. It is a much-branched indeterminate inflorescence.

It is a phytomorphological term used to describe a part of the spikelet of grasses. It is the lowermost of two chaff-like foliole surrounding the grass floret.

These roots are present in parasitic plants.The aerial roots get fixed to the host plant via a sticky attachment disc before introducing into the tissues of the host, e.g. Mistletoe.

It is the process used in identifying plants describing the pattern of branching. Divaricate branching is roughly horizontal, usually only diverging about 15 degrees upward or downward.

It is a tissue that has replaced the epidermis in roots and in stems of submerged aquatic plants.

It is defined as the part of root system from which a stem arises. It affects the plant growth and physiology in different ways.