BOTANICAL TERMS ETYMOLOGICAL MEANING DEFINITION

1 Agamospermy agamos(unmarried)+ sperma(seed) Asexual reproduction methods

involving cells of only the ovule
to yield seeds and fruit

2 Angiosperm angeion(“case” or “casing”) Plants with seeds enclosed in

+sperma(seed) ovaries that mature into a fruit

3 Anthocyanin anthos(flower) Water soluble pigment located

the cell sap, which varies from
+ red to blue in color. Found in
flowers of most plants.
kuanos(blue)

4 Archegonium arkhe(chief) Female reproductive organ in

non-vascular plants like ferns
+ and mosses.
gonos(race)

5 Coenocytic koinós(“common”) Large cells containing myriad

nuclei. It is formed when the ce
+ nucleus divides multiple times
without the actual division of the
kýtos(box) cell
6 Collenchyma kolla(glue) Cells containing primary walls
thickened at the cells corners,
+ but thin elsewhere
enkhuma(infusion)

7 Dikaryotic di(two) Presence of two nuclei in a cell

+

karyon(nut)

8 Endodermis endo(within) Single layer of specialized

parenchyma cells surrounding
+ the vascular tissues in the roots
and stems. It forms the inner
dermid(skin)
boundary of the cortex.
 9 Gymnosperm gymnos(naked) Type of plants in which the
seeds are not enclosed in the
+ ovary during the development.
sperma(seed)

10 Hypha Huphe- (web) Threadlike like tubular

filaments found in fungi.
11 Internode Inter(between) Region between two nodes
+
Nodus(knot)
12 Isogamy Iso(equal) Sexual reproduction taking
+ place between gametes that
Gamos(marriage) are similar in size. Seen in
certain fungi and algae.
13 Jungle jāṅgala(rough and arid A dense growth of various
(terrain)) plants where many organism
can thrive. Forest is another
term used for a jungle.
14 Laticifer Latex, Latic(fluid) Specialized ducts or cells
+ that bear resemblance to
vessels. These form a
Fer(bearing) network of cells in the
phloem and other plant parts
that secrete latex.
15 Legume Legere (to pick)(L) > (L)legumen Dried fruits comprising seeds
>le^gume(French) adhering to their edges
which split along two seams
16 Lenticel lens, lent- ‘lentil’. Spongy cluster of cells
located in the bark of woody
plants, which allow gas
exchange between the
external atmosphere and
interior of a plant.
20 Lignin Ligni (of wood) Type of polymer
impregnating some cell
walls, like those of wood.
21 Lumen Lumen(light) Inner portion of cell
structures such as vacuole,
vesicle, resin duct or oil
chamber.
22 Megaphyll Mega(big) Present in all seed plants
+ and ferns. It is a leaf that has
Phyll(leaf) evolved from a branch
system and is characterized
by branching veins.
23 Mesocarp Mesos(middle) Central portion of the fruit
+ wall, which is sandwiched
Karpos(fruit) between the outer exocarp
and inner endocarp.

Monos(single) + oikos (house) Plants which

Monoecious
possess both
unisexual male and
female flowers or
cones on the same
plant.
Node Nodus(knot) Point of attachment
of the leaves