(plant part)
1plant part — noun any part of a plant or fungus • Syn: ↑plant structure • Hypernyms: ↑natural object • Hyponyms: ↑stub, ↑button, ↑thallus, ↑cap, ↑ …
2Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis …
3Plant stem — Stem showing internode and nodes plus leaf petioles A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaves, inflorescence… …
4plant life — noun (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion • Syn: ↑plant, ↑flora • Derivationally related forms: ↑floral (for: ↑flora), ↑plantal ( …
5plant structure — noun any part of a plant or fungus • Syn: ↑plant part • Hypernyms: ↑natural object • Hyponyms: ↑stub, ↑button, ↑thallus, ↑cap, ↑ …
6plant — plant1 W1S2 [pla:nt US plænt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(living thing)¦ 2¦(factory)¦ 3¦(machinery)¦ 4¦(something hidden)¦ 5¦(person)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: plante, from Latin planta new growth on a plant, part cut off a plant to be grown again ] 1.) …
7part — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. piece, section (see part); role, character (see drama); voice, instrument (see music); concern, interest, participation, business, work. II Piece of a whole Nouns 1. part, portion, sector, segment,… …
8plant organ — noun a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus • Hypernyms: ↑plant part, ↑plant structure • Hyponyms: ↑reproductive structure, ↑septum, ↑nectary, ↑honey gland, ↑archegoni …
9plant tissue — noun the tissue of a plant (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑plant part, ↑plant structure • Hyponyms: ↑interstitial tissue, ↑fibrous tissue, ↑cortex, ↑medulla, ↑ …
10plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
