plumule
41Exorhizal — Ex o*rhi zal, Exorhizous Ex o*rhi zous, a. (Bot.) Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza. [1913 Webster] …
42Exorhizous — Exorhizal Ex o*rhi zal, Exorhizous Ex o*rhi zous, a. (Bot.) Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza. [1913 Webster] …
43Gemmule — Gem mule, n. [L. gemmula, dim. of gemma: cf. F. gemmule. See {Gem}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons. (b) One of the buds of mosses. (c) One of the reproductive spores of alg[ae]. (d) An ovule. [1913… …
44Plumular — Plu mu*lar, a. (Bot.) Relating to a plumule. [1913 Webster] …
45rechis — Rhachis Rha chis, n.; pl. E. {Rhachises}, L. {Rhachides}. [See {Rachis}.] [Written also {rechis}.] 1. (Anat.) The spine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. (b) The… …
46Rhachides — Rhachis Rha chis, n.; pl. E. {Rhachises}, L. {Rhachides}. [See {Rachis}.] [Written also {rechis}.] 1. (Anat.) The spine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. (b) The… …
47Rhachis — Rha chis, n.; pl. E. {Rhachises}, L. {Rhachides}. [See {Rachis}.] [Written also {rechis}.] 1. (Anat.) The spine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. (b) The… …
48Rhachises — Rhachis Rha chis, n.; pl. E. {Rhachises}, L. {Rhachides}. [See {Rachis}.] [Written also {rechis}.] 1. (Anat.) The spine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. (b) The… …
49coleoptile — noun Etymology: New Latin coleoptilum, from Greek koleon + ptilon down; akin to Greek pteron Date: circa 1866 the first leaf of a monocotyledon forming a protective sheath about the plumule …
50embryo — noun (plural embryos) Etymology: Medieval Latin embryon , embryo, from Greek embryon, from en + bryein to swell; akin to Greek bryon catkin Date: 1548 1. a. archaic a vertebrate at any stage of development prior to birth or hatching b. an animal… …
