Plant taxonomy — is the science that finds, describes, classifies, identifies, and names plants. It thus is one of the main branches of taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is closely allied to plant systematics, and there is no sharp boundary between the two. In practice,… … Wikipedia
Plant embryogenesis — is the process that produces a plant embryo from a fertilised ovule by asymmetric cell division and the differentiation of undifferentiated cells into tissues and organs. It occurs during seed development, when the single celled zygote undergoes… … Wikipedia
Plant cell — Plant cells are eukaryotic cells that differ in several key respects from the cells of other eukaryotic organisms. Their distinctive features include: * A large central vacuole, a sap filled volume enclosed by a membrane known as the tonoplast JA … Wikipedia
Gymnosperm — Gym no*sperm (j[i^]m n[ o]*sp[ e]rm), n. (Bot.) A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. {Angiosperm}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gymnosperm — ► NOUN ▪ a plant of a large group that have seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit, including conifers and cycads. Compare with ANGIOSPERM(Cf. ↑angiosperm). ORIGIN from Greek gumnos naked … English terms dictionary
gymnosperm — gymnospermism, n. /jim neuh sperrm /, n. Bot. a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad. Cf. angiosperm. [1820 30; < NL gymnospermae name of type. See GYMNO , SPERM] * * * Any woody plant that reproduces… … Universalium
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
plant development — Introduction a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… … Universalium
Gymnosperm — Taxobox name = Gymnosperms fossil range = fossil range|370|0Devonian Recent image width = 150px image caption = White Spruce leaves (needles) regnum = Plantae subdivision ranks = Divisions subdivision = Pinophyta (or Coniferophyta) Conifers… … Wikipedia
Plant stem — Stem showing internode and nodes plus leaf petioles A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaves, inflorescence… … Wikipedia