Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Meristem

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From Greek meristos — "divisible" — the formative tissue of plants that retains for a long time the ability to divide and give rise to new cells; it is characterized by high metabolic activity. Some meristem cells — initials — remain at an…

Mycorrhiza

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From myco... and Greek rhiza – root, - fungus-root, a symbiosis of a fungus's mycelium and the roots of a higher plant. Mycorrhizae are distinguished as ectotrophic, in which the fungus envelops the root, remaining on its surface, and endo…

Mycotrophic plants

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From myco... and ...troph — plants that have mycorrhizae on their roots and extract nutrients from the soil by means of fungal hyphae symbiotically associated with the roots. Mycotrophic plants – all gymnosperms, the majority of monocots (…

Monandrous orchids

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Orchids in which the flower retains only a single fertile (i.e., pollen-producing) stamen.