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alternate: leaves, branches, buds, etc., which are scattered singly along the stem;  not opposite
catkin: a tassel-like inflorescence
chlorophyll:  a pigment, or coloring matter, that helps plants use light energy to produce sugars
conifer:  a tree bearing cones rather than true flowers
cotyledons:  the structures where food is stored in seeds
deciduous:  dropping its foliage at the end of the warm season and developing new foliage the next spring
embryo:  the tiny plant inside a seed
evergreen:  never without foliage
frupe:  a type of fruit with a fleshy exterior and a large pit inside
gymnosoperm:  a plant with unprotected seeds; conifer or cone-bearing plant
lanceolate:  lance-shaped
inflorescence:  the flowering portion of a plant
lenticels:  small corky-celled pores in bark
node:  the point on a stem where one or more leaves are attached.
opposite:  leaves, branches, buds, etc., which occur on opposite sides of the stem at a node
ovary:  the portion of a flower, at the base of the pistil, that contains the eggs
palmate:  with leaflets attached to the end of the leaf stalk
panicle:  a type of compound pyramid-shaped flower cluster
petiole:  the stalk of a leaf blade
phloem:  the tubes that transport food in the vascular plants
photosynthesis:  the process by which plants make food
pinnate:  "feather-like";  bearing leaflets on opposite sides of a central axis
pistil:  the female part of a flower
pollen:  flower structures that contain the male reproductive cells
raceme:  an inflorescence where the flowers are attached by short stems to an elongated central axis or stalk
samara:  a dry fruit composed of a seed with a papery wing attached
seedling:  the stage when a germinated seed begins growing and making its own food
spore:  a single reproductive cell that grows into a new plant
stamen:  the male part of a flower
stomata:  minute openings on the undersides of leaves
strobile:  a spiky pistillate inflorescence
transpiration:  the process in which plants give off water through their stomata
tropism:  a plant's response to a stimulus
vascular:  term that describes a plant with xylem and phloem
xylem:  the tubes that transport water and minerals in vascular plants
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