Caduc: adj. “Caduc” (or deciduous) is said of the organs detaching, generally, in autumn, in countries with […]
Botanical terms
Caspary frame
Caspary frame: locut. The Caspary frame is a frame made of suberin that forces water to pass through […]
Cocoa pod
Cabosse: nf The cocoa pod is the fruit of the cocoa tree. See Cocoa Tree. … Hello, You must be a subscriber to read […]
Bulbil
Bulbille: nf The bulbille is a small swollen bud accompanying the bulbs, sometimes the leaves or the flowers […]
Bulbiferous
Bulbiferous: adj. “Bulbiferous” qualifies plants that bear bulbs or bulbils above ground…. Hello, You must […]
Bulb
Bulb: nm The bulb is an underground plant organ formed by a bud surrounded by fleshy leaves, serving as a […]
Bush
Bush: nm A bush is a woody plant without a trunk…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to read the […]
Bryophytes
Bryophyte: nm A bryophyte designates the branch which groups the mosses…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to read more […]
Bracteole
Bracteole: nf A bracteole is a small bract located on a floral pedicel…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to […]
Bract
Bract: nf A bract is a transformed leaf in the axil of one or more flowers, sometimes brightly colored […]
Axillary bud
Axillary bud: locut. An axillary bud is a future lateral stem…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to read the […]
Biennial
Biennial: adj. "Biennial" is said of plants that germinate in spring or fall, neither flower nor […]
Bipennatisee
Bipennatized: adj. “Bipinnatised” is said of a pinnatised leaf whose segments are themselves pinnatised…. Hello, You must […]
Bipinnate
Bipinnate: adj. "Bipinnate" Said of a pinnate leaf whose leaflets are themselves pinnate. Example: mimosa…. […]
Biparous
Biparous: adj. “Biparous” is said in particular of a cyme where the branches are opposed two by two. See Uniparous. […]
Bilocular
Bilocular: adj. "Bilocular" is said of an organ that has two chambers. Example: bilocular ovary…. Hello, You must […]
Bilateral
Bilateral: adj. “Bilateral” is said of a flower that has only one plane of symmetry…. Hello you […]
Bilabie
Bilabié: adj. "Bilabié" is said of a chalice or a corolla whose elements form two lips. Most […]
Bifid
Bifid: adj. “Bifid” qualifies an organ split in two parts…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to read the […]
Baroque
Barochore: adj. “Barochore” designates a dispersion of seeds by gravity, in the immediate vicinity of the mother plant…. Good morning, […]
Basilar
Basil: adj. "Basilar" is said of an organ located at the base of the plant. Example. : basilar rosette…. Good morning, […]
Axillary
Axillary: adj. Placed in the armpit of a leaf…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to read the rest of this article, its […]
armpits
Axile: adj. “Axile” is said of any phenomenon having its seat in the central axis of an organ, along […]
Auxin
Auxin: nf Auxin is a plant growth hormone…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to read the rest of […]
Autotrophy
Autotrophy: n. Autotrophy is the ability to produce organic matter from inorganic matter such as […]
Autogamous
Autogamous: adj. “Autogamous” describes the mode of reproduction of plants in which fertilization takes place without recourse to […]
Autochory
Autochory: nf Autochory is the dispersal of seeds by a mechanical action of the plant itself…. Hello, You must be […]
Auriculate
Auriculate: adj. “Auriculated” is said of a plant with ear flaps…. Hello, You must be a subscriber to read more […]
Attenuated
Attenuated: adj. “Attenuated” is said of an organ whose width or thickness gradually decreases either towards the base, […]
Asymmetric
Asymmetrical: adj. “Asymmetric” is said of an organ that has no plane of symmetry…. Hello, You must be […]