Herbaceous plant — A herbaceous plant (or in botanical use, a herb) is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. A herbaceous plant may be annual, biennial or perennial.Annual herbaceous plants die… … Wikipedia
herbaceous — her|ba|ceous [həˈbeıʃəs US hə:rˈbeı , ə:r ] adj technical plants that are herbaceous have soft stems rather than hard stems made of wood … Dictionary of contemporary English
herbaceous — [[t]hɜː(r)be͟ɪʃəs, AM ɜː(r)b [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Herbaceous plants have green stems, not hard, woody stems … English dictionary
herbaceous — adjective technical plants that are herbaceous have soft stems rather than wood stems … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cortex — /kawr teks/, n., pl. cortices / teuh seez /. 1. Anat., Zool. a. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. b. the cerebral cortex. 2. Bot. a. the portion of a stem between the epidermis and the vascular tissue; … Universalium
Equisetopsida — ▪ plant class Introduction (division Pteridophyta), class of primitive spore bearing vascular plants. Most members of the group are extinct and known only from their fossilized remains. The sole living genus, Equisetum (horsetail), order… … Universalium
Woody plant — A woody plant is any vascular plant that has a perennial stem that is above ground and covered by a layer of thickened bark. Woody plants are adapted to survive from one year to the next; the stem supports continued vegetative growth above ground … Wikipedia
Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… … Wikipedia
Nemexia — Taxobox name = Carrion Flowers: Nemexia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Liliales familia = Smilacaceae genus = Nemexia subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Nemexia biltmoreana Small Nemexia ecirrata… … Wikipedia
Smilax sect. Nemexia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots … Wikipedia
