Radicle
51Trabecular veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1286 Caption = Section of the spleen, showing the termination of the small bloodvessels. Caption2 = Transverse section of the spleen, showing the trabecular tissue and the splenic… …
52monocotyledon — /mon euh kot l eed n/, n. Bot. an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth. Cf. dicotyledon. [1720 30; < NL; see MONO , COTYLEDON] * * * byname… …
53Root — /rooht/, n. 1. Elihu /el euh hyooh /, 1845 1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel peace prize 1912. 2. John Wellborn /wel beuhrn/, 1851 91, U.S. architect. * * * In botany, the underground anchoring part of a plant. It grows downward in response… …
54Grew, Nehemiah — (baptized Sept. 26, 1641, Mancetter Parish, Warwickshire, Eng. died March 25, 1712, London) British botanist. A physician and professor, Grew s training in animal anatomy led to his interest in that of plants. His writings noted the existence of… …
55reproductive system, plant — Introduction any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative …
56seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …
57radicular — 1. Relating to a radicle. 2. Pertaining to the root of a tooth. * * * ra·dic·u·lar rə dik yə lər, ra adj 1) of, relating to, or involving a nerve root <radicular pain> 2) of, relating to, or occurring at the root of a tooth <a radicular… …
58Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …
59Lactarius repraesentaneus — in Lapland, Sweden Scientific classification …
60root — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rootlet, radicle, radicel, taproot; radical; base, origin, essence, source; etymon. See numeration, cause. v. plant, implant, fix; eradicate, extirpate; take root; informal, acclaim, cheer. See… …
