Glossary of botanical terms explained

This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology. For other related terms, see Glossary of phytopathology, Glossary of lichen terms, and List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names.

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External links

Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew

Australia and New Zealand

University of Sydney: Eflora—Glossary
Florabase (Western Australia)
Flora of Australia Online Glossary
Flora of Australia Abbreviations
Flora of S Australia
Botany Word of the Day—Illustrated with New Zealand natives
New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Africa

Web site: Herman . P. P. J. . Botanical glossary . . 21 May 2020 . 2015 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018153534/http://biodiversityadvisor.sanbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Botanical-Glossary_P_Herman_032016.pdf . dead .
Plants of southern Africa