COTYLENDON
The slender stalk of the stamen that supports the anther.
ANNUAL RING
CUTICLE
ANTHER
A structure that develops from the ovary after
fertilization. It contains the seeds & protects them from
disease & animals
The collective name of for the sepals.
EMBRYO
BARK
The wide, flat part of a leaf.
A flower that contains all four flower parts.
A cell located on either side of the stomata that controls
the opening & closing of the stomata.
CAMBIUM
EPIDERMAL TISSUE
The collective name for the petals.
A stem that is usually green & flexible.
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COMPLETE FLOWER
A saclike structure containing pollen that grows at the
end of the stamen’s filament.
In plant seeds, it is the young plant.
GUARD CELL
COROLLA
The protective outermost layer of tissue in woody stems.
The outer layer of cells in the leaf that protects the leaf
from injury & disease.
HERBACEOUS STEM
Growth tissue of vascular plants that produces both the
xylem & phloem.
A waxy covering present on some leaves that covers the
epidermis & provides extra protection against water loss
& insect damage.
CALYX
FRUIT
A ring formed by one year’s growth of xylem tissue that is
A seed leaf. In monocots only one cotyledon is present.
In dicots two cotyledons are present.
FILAMENT
BLADE
SEED COAT
A layer of elongated cells stacked closely together that
makes up the upper side of the leaf.
INCOMLETE FLOWER
A type of vascular tissue that transports products of
photosynthesis throughout the plant.
IMPERFECT FLOWER
SEPAL
A flower in which both pistils & stamens are present.
The female part of the flower. It includes the stigma,
style, & ovary & is located in the center of the flower.
OVARY
SPONGY CELL
One of several structures inside the calyx. They surround
the flower’s reproductive parts & help attract insects &
other animals for pollination.
A protective layer of cells that protects the growing root
tip.
OVULE
STAMEN
The stalk that joins the leaf the branch.
Threadlike filaments that grow from the outer cells of
the root. Help the young root absorb water & minerals.
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The reproductive structure in the plant ovary that will
develop into a seed.
Male part of a flower that includes the filament & anther.
ROOT HAIR
PETIOLE
A layer of loosely packed cells that makes up the
PETAL
A flower that lacks one or more of the four flower parts.
ROOT CAP
A plant structure that forms at the base of the pistil &
The outermost part of the flower; leaf like structures that
PERFECT FLOWER
PISTIL
A flower that lacks either stamens or pistils & is either
The protective coat that forms the outer covering of the
PALISADE CELL
PHLOEM
STIGMA
The lines or ridges that can be seen on the leaf surface.
They are made up of vascular tissue & allow water &
nutrients to move through the leaf.
STOMATA
The xylem in the stems of woody plants.
STYLE
A stem made up of annual rings of xylem. It is harder &
more rigid than an herbaceous stem.
VASCULAR BUNDLE
A type of vascular tissue that transports water &
minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.
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The bundles into which vascular tissue is organized in
herbaceous stems & young woody stems.
XYLEM
Slender tube of the pistil that connects the stigma & ovary
WOODY STEM
A small opening on the lower surface of most leaves
through which carbon dioxide & oxygen pass during
photosynthesis.
WOOD
The sticky structure that forms the top of the pistil & is
the place the pollen lands during pollination.
VEIN