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Botany phylogenetics geology biochemistry cell biology ecology life history zoology botany paleogeography adventitious roots a root that grows from somewhere other than the primary root, for example, roots that arise from stems or leaves alternation of generations life cycle in which haploid and diploid generations alternate with each other. The reader will gain a practical understanding of the terminology required for plant identification and description. A glossary of botanic terms with their derivation and accent by jackson, benjamin daydon, 18461927. Within the definitions, italics when not names of genera indicate terms that are defined in this glossary. Click download or read online button to get the cambridge illustrated glossary of botanical terms book now. It covers terms in use in the current editions of the different internationally mandated and proposed organismal codes. This section is from the book our early wild flowers, by harriet louise keeler. Other terms have definitions that can be distinguished only with difficulty, or there are alternative sets of terms that can be used when looking at the same structures, but from different points of view e. Buy the cambridge illustrated glossary of botanical terms by michael hickey, clive king isbn. Protection report r8pr 40 july 1999 glossary of botanical terms appressedlying close and flat against, as hairs against a surface. Some botanical terms are illustrated by line drawings. This glossary is your guide to book production, design and publishing terms. This beautifully illustrated glossary constitutes an extraordinary collection of the specialist terms used in many botanical works.
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