Plant Components, Aerial
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The above-ground plant without the roots. |
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coord with specific plant |
Plant Components, Aerial Categories.
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Flowering Tops - Tops of plants when in flower, including the stems, leaves and blooms. |
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Fruit - The fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. |
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Plant Epidermis - A thin layer of cells forming the outer integument of seed plants and ferns. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) |
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Plant Leaves - Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed) |
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Plant Shoots - New immature growth of a plant including stem, leaves and tips of branches. |
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Plant Stems - Parts of plants that usually grow vertically upwards towards the light and support the leaves, buds, and reproductive structures. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) |
Plant Components, Aerial Definitions and Terms
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