Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Plantlet

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Young plant formed on the mother plant without fertilization.

Peloric flower

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From Greek pelorios – monstrous - a flower with a regular (actinomorphic) corolla, unlike other flowers of the same plant that have irregular (zygomorphic) corollas. A peloric flower develops at the top of an inflorescence. It is possible …

Pollinarium

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From Latin pollen, genitive pollinis — fine powder, pollen, a specialized structure adapted for the transfer of large masses of pollen by insects or birds onto the stigma of a flower. It consists of a pollinium, a stalk (caudicle), and a v…

Pollinia

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From Latin pollen, genitive pollinis — fine flour, pollen; the pollen grains of one half of an anther (theca), glued into a common mass by a special substance — viscin; part of a pollinarium. When germinating on the stigma, pollinia form a…

Photoperiodism

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Response of plants to the ratio of light and dark periods of the day.