anaerophyte
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air

anaerophytes
plural of anaerophyte

anahau
The wood of an Asian fan palm of species Saribus rotundifolius.

anamu
A plant of the species Petiveria alliacea; guinea hen weed.
An herbal medicine derived from the plant.

anamus
plural of anamu

anchusa
Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.

anchusas
plural of anchusa

ancymidol
The plant growth regulator α-cyclopropyl-α-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-pyrimidinemethanol

androclinia
plural of androclinium

androclinium
Synonym of clinandrium.

androecia
plural of androecium

androecium
The set of a flower's stamens.

androgonidia
plural of androgonidium

androgonidium
An androspore

andrographolide
A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers

andrographolides
plural of andrographolide

androgynophore
A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion of the perianth.

androgynophores
plural of androgynophore

andromeda
Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.
Bog rosemary.

andromedas
plural of andromeda

androphora
plural of androphorum

androphorum
A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which the stamens emerge.

androspore
A spore with male functions, in some algae.

androspores
plural of androspore

anecophyte
Any plant found only in human-created habitats

anecophytes
plural of anecophyte

anegre
Alternative form of anigre (“tree and its wood”).

anemone
Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
A sea anemone.

anemonies
plural of anemony

anemony
Archaic form of anemone.

anemophile
Any anemophilous plant.

anemophiles
plural of anemophile

anemophyte
A type of plant found growing in hollows created by wind in sand dunes, a blow-out plant.

anemophytes
plural of anemophyte

anenome
Misspelling of anemone.

anet
The herb dill; also dillseed.

aneurophytalean
Any extinct plant of the order †Aneurophytales

aneurophytaleans
plural of aneurophytalean

angico
A leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.

angiocarp
An angiocarpous fruit

angiosperm
Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.

angiosperms
plural of angiosperm

angrographolide
Misspelling of andrographolide.

angsana
A tree of species Pterocarpus indicus, the source of a desirable tropical hardwood, of southeast Asia.

angsanas
plural of angsana

anigre
The tree Pouteria superba and (especially) its wood.

anilao
The flowering plant Grewia orientalis.

anilo
Alternative form of anilao.

animegao
A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character (with realistic proportions) originating in Japan, paired with an anime-style mask.
The anime-style mask used in these costumes.

aningre
Alternative form of anigre.

anisatin
A toxic, insecticidal component of the shikimi plant (Illicium anisatum).

anisophylly
The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.

anjan
A hardwood tree (Hardwickia binata) native to dry regions of the Indian subcontinent.
The wood obtained from this tree.

anjans
plural of anjan

anjeer
figs (the fruit)

annonacinone
An alkyl derivative of furanone, (2S)-4-[(2R,13R)-2,13-dihydroxy-13-[(5R)-5-[(1R)-1-hydroxytridecyl]oxolan-2-yl]-8-oxotridecyl]-2-methyl-2H-furan-5-one, found in plants of the genus Annona.

anophyte
A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.

anophytes
plural of anophyte

anther
The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.

antheridiophore
A gametophore that bears antheridia (typically in a moss or liverwort)

antheridiophores
plural of antheridiophore

anthers
plural of anther

anthesis
The event of a flower opening.

anthocerotophytes
plural of anthocerotophyte

anthocorm
Any of several pluriaxial reproductive zones postulated to have been the ancient ancestors of flowers

anthocorms
plural of anthocorm

anthoecium
A fertile lemma or palea of a grass

antholite
A fossil plant resembling a petrified flower.
A fibrous form of amphibole.

antholysis
The retrograde metamorphosis of a flower.

anthophore
The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.

anthophores
plural of anthophore

anthophyte
Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.

anthophytes
plural of anthophyte

anthotaxies
plural of anthotaxy

anthotaxis
Synonym of anthotaxy.

anthotaxy
The arrangement of flowers such as a cluster, inflorescence, or solitary flower; the relative position of flowers on a plant.

anthratectone
An anthraquinone dimer present in the leaves of teak (Tectona grandis)

anthropophyte
A plant introduced into a new habitat by humans

anthropophytes
plural of anthropophyte

antiar
A poison obtained from the upas tree.
The upas tree itself.

antiars
plural of antiar

antigonon
Any of three American vines, of the genus Antigonon, including the chain of hearts and the coral vine

antigonons
plural of antigonon

antirrhinum
Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.

antirrhinums
plural of antirrhinum

antophyte
anthophyte

antophytes
plural of antophyte

anubandha
Characters added before or after a Sanskrit stem (or other morpheme), used as marker to convey a grammatical operation such as accentuation or substitution, and dropped once the word is fully formed.

anubandhas
plural of anubandha

aparejo
A kind of packsaddle formerly used in the United States military, and in Latin America, made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or similar substances.

aparejoes
plural of aparejo

aparejos
plural of aparejo

aphanite
Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.

aphanites
plural of aphanite

aphreatophyte
Any plant that does not require any ground water.

apiole
A phenylpropene found in the essential oil (apiol) of parsley

apitong
The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
The wood of this tree.

apitongs
plural of apitong

aplanogamete
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.

aplanogametes
plural of aplanogamete

apogamy
Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.

apomixes
plural of apomixis

apomixis
Plant reproduction without fertilization.
Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.

apomixy
Alternative form of apomixis.

apomyxis
Alternative spelling of apomixis.

aponogeton
Any plant of the genus Aponogeton.

aponogetons
plural of aponogeton

apophonies
plural of apophony

apophony
Modification of an internal vowel sound in a word or linguistic root, especially so as to establish a lexical distinction.

apophyte
Any native plant growing in disturbed land, such as in an abandoned field

apophytes
plural of apophyte

applecart
A barrow from which apples and other fruit were formerly sold in the street

applejohn
A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab.

applejohns
plural of applejohn

applewood
The wood of the apple tree.

araguanay
Alternative form of araguaney (“wood of Handroanthus chrysanthus”).

araguaney
The tree Handroanthus chrysanthus.
The wood of this tree.

araguaneys
plural of araguaney

aramina
A plant of species Urena lobata.