Glossary of Plant Morphology Terms

Glossary Of Plant Morphology Terms

Botanists and other biologists who 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.

Read more about Glossary Of Plant Morphology Terms:  General Plant Terms, Vegetative Morphology, Epidermis and Periderm Texture, Floral Morphology, Specialized Terms, Pollination and Fertilization, Fruits and Seeds

Famous quotes containing the words plant, morphology and/or terms:

    “Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir!”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

    “I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language.... To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the morphology of this or that language, but it means above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization.”
    —Frantz Fanon (1925–1961)

    “We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4am of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends. We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.”
    —Joan Didion (b. 1934)