A

Acorn, agriculture, alfalfa, alternate leaves, angiosperm, annual, anther, apical

meristem, autotroph, axil, axilary bud

B
Bamboo, bark, bean, berry, biennial, blade, blossom, botany, bract, branch, bromeliad,
brush, bud, bulb, bulbel, bush

C
cactus
calyx
canopy
carpel
cleft leaf
clover
composite flower
compound leaf
cone
cork
corm
corolla
crenate leaf

D
deciduous
dentate leaf
dicot

E
embryo
emergents
endosperm
entire
epicotyl
evergreen
F
fern
fertilizer
filament
flora
flower
foliage
forest
frond
fruit

G
garden
germinate
ginkgo
grain
grass
grove
grow
guard cell
gum

H
hardy
hastate
herb
horsetail
horticulture
hybrid

I
imperfect flower
incomplete flower
inflorescence
internode
ivy

J
jungle
juniper

K
kapok tree
kelp
kudzu

L
lamina
lanceolate leaf
lateral bud
lead scar
leaf
leaflet
legume
lily
lobed

M
margin
meristem
midrib
monocot
moss

N
nectar
needle
netted
node
nut

O
opposite leaves
ovary

P
palm
palmate
parted leaf
peduncle
perennial
perfect flower
petal
petiole
petrified wood
phloem
photosynthesis
pinnate
pistil
pith
plumule
poison ivy
pollen
pollinate
prickle
pulse

R
rachis
rain forest
reniform
resin
reticulate
rings
root
root cap
root hairs
root tip
rootstock

S
sage brush
sap
sapling
sea weed
seed
seed pod
seedling
sepal
serrate leaf
shamrock
shoot
shrub
simple leaf
soil
spine
spore
sprout
stalk
stamen
stand
stem
stigma
stipule
stoma
style
succulents
sunlight

T
tap root
terminal bud
thorn
toothed
tree
tree fern
trunk
tuber
tumbleweeds
twig

U
understory
undulate leaf margin

V
vascular plant
vegetable
vegetation
vein
venation
vine

W
weed
whorled
wood
woody
X
xerophyte
xylem

Y
yucca

Words used to describe plants and plant

parts  - THESAURUS

RELATED WORDS

algal
 ADJECTIVE
connected with algae or caused by algae

androgynous
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY an androgynous animal or plant has both male and female parts

aquatic
 ADJECTIVE
growing or living in or near water

arboreal
 ADJECTIVE
FORMAL relating to or living in trees

aromatic
 ADJECTIVE
an aromatic plant, substance, or food smells especially good

bare
 ADJECTIVE
bare trees or areas of land have nothing growing on them
barren
 ADJECTIVE
a barren tree or plant does not produce any fruit

biennial
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY a biennial plant lives for only two years

bushy
 ADJECTIVE
bushy trees or plants have a lot of leaves and branches growing close together

creeping
 ADJECTIVE
creeping plants grow along the ground

dense
 ADJECTIVE
with a lot of trees, plants, or leaves growing close together

dwarf
 ADJECTIVE
a dwarf tree, plant, or animal is much shorter or smaller than others of the same type

early
 ADJECTIVE
early crops or flowers are ready to be picked before others of the same type

endangered
 ADJECTIVE
an endangered type of animal or plant may soon become extinct

endemic
 ADJECTIVE
plants or animals that are endemic to a place are only found there

ephemeral
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY an ephemeral plant has only a short life

etiolated
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY an etiolated plant has pale leaves and a pale stem because
it does not receive enough light from the sun

extinct
 ADJECTIVE
an extinct animal, plant, or language no longer exists

female
 ADJECTIVE
a female plant is one that produces fruit

fertile
 ADJECTIVE
a fertile person, animal, or plant is able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants

fleshy
 ADJECTIVE
a fleshy plant, fruit, vegetable, etc. is soft and thick

flowering
 ADJECTIVE
a flowering plant produces flowers

giant
 ADJECTIVE
used in the names of some animals and plants that are much larger than others of the
same type

greasy
 ADJECTIVE
producing a lot of natural oil

hardy
 ADJECTIVE
a hardy plant is able to live outside during the winter
herbaceous
 ADJECTIVE
an herbaceous plant has a soft green stem and all its parts above ground level die after
it has finished growing

higher
 ADJECTIVE
higher plants and animals are the most advanced and developed

indigenous
 ADJECTIVE
FORMAL indigenous plants and animals belong to a region because
they developed there

in flower
 PHRASE
if a plant is in flower, flowers are growing on it

in fruit
 PHRASE
if a tree or plant is in fruit, it has fruit growing on it

in (full) bloom
 PHRASE
if a tree or plant is in bloom, it is covered with flowers

juvenile
 ADJECTIVE
SCIENCE a juvenile animal or plant is young

leafy
 ADJECTIVE
leafy trees or plants have a lot of leaves

leguminous
 ADJECTIVE
relating to a plant such as a pea or bean that produces seeds in pods
lush
 ADJECTIVE
a lush plant looks very green and healthy

luxuriant
 ADJECTIVE
MAINLY LITERARY luxuriant plants grow well and look very healthy

male
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY not developing into fruits

mature
 ADJECTIVE
a mature animal or plant has grown to its full size

native
 ADJECTIVE
relating to the place where a plant or animal has always lived

naturalized
 ADJECTIVE
a naturalized plant or animal is one that grows or lives in an area that people brought it
to long ago

oil-bearing
 ADJECTIVE
oil-bearing rocks or plants contain oil of some kind

parasitic
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY a parasitic plant or animal lives in
or on
another type of plant or animal and feeds on it

perennial
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY a perennial plant lasts for more than two growing seasons

petrified
 ADJECTIVE
SCIENCE a petrified plant or animal has died and gradually changed into stone

pigmy

another spelling of pygmy

poisonous
 ADJECTIVE
capable of producing poison

polymorphous
 ADJECTIVE
a polymorphous animal or plant has different forms at different stages of
its development

potted
 ADJECTIVE
AMERICAN growing in a pot

pygmy
 ADJECTIVE
a pygmy animal or plant belongs to a type that does not grow very big

rank
 ADJECTIVE
MAINLY LITERARY growing and spreading too much

scorched
 ADJECTIVE
a scorched plant is dead or dying from disease, lack of water, or extreme heat

scrubby
 ADJECTIVE
scrubby plants are smaller than normal

shrubby
 ADJECTIVE
growing low and thick like a shrub
submersed
 ADJECTIVE
submersed plants grow under water

succulent
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY succulent plants have thick stems or leaves that store a lot of water

temperate
 ADJECTIVE
used about plants and animals that live in temperate areas

tender
 ADJECTIVE
a tender plant is delicate and needs protection from bad weather

thick
 ADJECTIVE
a thick forest, bush, area of grass, etc. has many trees, leaves,
or plants growing very close together

thirsty
 ADJECTIVE
thirsty plants or areas of land need a lot of water

threatened
 ADJECTIVE
likely to become an endangered species

tolerant
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY if plants or animals are tolerant of particular conditions, they are able to exist in
those conditions

trailing
 ADJECTIVE
a trailing plant has stems that grow very long or hang down
transgenic
 ADJECTIVE
a transgenic plant or animal contains genes from a different plant or animal that have
been introduced using a laboratory technique

viable
 ADJECTIVE
BIOLOGY able to live and grow in an independent way

vigorous
 ADJECTIVE
vigorous plants are healthy, strong, and growing well

wild
 ADJECTIVE
a wild animal or plant lives or grows on its own in natural conditions and is
not raised by humans

wildness
 NOUN
the quality of an animal or plant that is not raised by humans

withered
 ADJECTIVE
a withered plant has become dry and is dying

woody
 ADJECTIVE
a woody plant has a strong hard stem