The Dictionary of Botanical Terms aims to include the most common technical terms used by botanists and others to describe succulents and plants in general. Click on the term for which you wish to discover its meaning and origin.
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C
- cactus
- callus
- calyx
- campanulate
- canaliculate
- capitate
- capitulum
- carpel
- cartilaginous
- caruncle
- carunculate
- caudex
- caudiciform
- chambered
- chance seedling
- chiseled
- chlorophyll
- ciliate
- cilium
- cincinnus
- cladode
- clump
- coma
- cordiform
- corolla
- corona
- corymb
- corymbose
- creeper
- crenate
- crenulate
- crest
- crested
- cryptocarpic
- cultivar
- cyathium
- cyme
- cymose
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P
- palmately
- panicle
- paniculate
- papilla
- papillate
- papillose
- pectinate
- peculiar
- pedicel
- pedicellate
- peduncle
- pendent
- pendulous
- perennial
- perianth
- pericarpel
- petal
- petiole
- phylloclade
- phyllopodium
- pilose
- pinnate
- pinnatifid
- pistil
- plantlet
- pollination
- pollinator
- procumbent
- proliferous
- prostrate
- pruinose
- pubescent
- pulp
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S
- sap
- scale
- scalloped
- scandent
- seedling
- sepal
- serrate
- serrated
- serrulate
- sessile
- shoot
- shrub
- shrubby
- shrublet
- solitary
- spatulate
- species
- specimen
- spicate
- spination
- sport
- spur
- stamen
- staminal
- staminode
- stellate
- stigma
- stipe
- stolon
- stoloniferous
- stoma
- stomate
- style
- subscandent
- subshrub
- subspecies
- succulent
- sucker
- suckering
- sulcate
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