Poaceae most important foods
Rice, Wheat, Corn
Scala naturae
Aristotles rankings of things, Plants ranked low
Nodes
Point of the stem where leaves emerge
Internode
area in-between nodes
Leaf axle
elbow of the petiole
Axillary buds
growth buds that form in the leaf axle, effect the shape of the tree (without them the tree grows more vertical)
Stipules
outgrowths at the base of the petiole
Lenticels
Specialized structures on the stem used in gas exchange