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
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
