Plant Parts and Terms List

the enlargement at the tip of a flower's stamen that contains pollen

a branch of biology dealing with plants

a small growth at the tip or on the side of a stem that later develops into a flower, leaf, or branch

the usually green outer part of a flower consisting of sepals

the green substance in plants that makes it possible for them to make food from carbon dioxide and water

the stalk of a plant stamen that bears the anther

a plant part that produces seed

to begin to grow : SPROUT

one of the often brightly colored leaflike outer parts of a flower

the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light

to place in the ground to grow

the very fine usually yellow dust that is produced by a plant and that is carried to other plants of the same kind usually by wind or insects so that the plants can produce seeds

the leafless underground part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals, stores food, and holds the plant in place

a tiny developing plant that is enclosed in a protective coat usually along with a supply of food and that is able to develop under suitable conditions into a plant like the one that produced it

one of the specialized leaves that form the calyx of a flower

the part of a flower that produces pollen and is made up of an anther and a filament

the main stalk of a plant that develops buds and shoots and usually grows above ground