agohos
plural of agoho

agrito
A Mexican shrub of species Berberis trifolia.

agrobiology
The science of plant life and nutrition.

agroinfiltration
The introduction of a suspension of Agrobacterium into a plant in order to add a specific gene

agroinfiltrations
plural of agroinfiltration

agropelter
A mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden splinters and branches at passers-by.

agropelters
plural of agropelter

agrophyte
Any plant used as an agricultural crop

agrophytes
plural of agrophyte

agrostis
Any grass of the genus Agrostis of bentgrasses.

agrostises
plural of agrostis

agrotransformant
A genetically modified plant produced by agrotransformation

agrotransformants
plural of agrotransformant

agsam
The plant Lygodium circinnatum, a large fern.

aguamiel
The sap of the Mexican maguey plant.

agust
The tree Sesbania grandiflora.

aibika
The flowering plant Abelmoschus manihot.

aibikas
plural of aibika

ailanthus
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.

ailanthuses
plural of ailanthus

ailanto
ailanthus (tree)

ailantos
plural of ailanto

ajamoda
Alternative form of ajmoda.

ajmoda
A plant related to ajwain, Trachyspermum roxburghianum, used as a spice and in Ayurvedic medicine.
The seeds of wild celery, used in Indian folk medicine.

ajoupa
A simple bamboo hut.

ajoupas
plural of ajoupa

ajuga
Any plant in the genus Ajuga, especially the ornamental ground cover Ajuga reptans.

ajugas
plural of ajuga

akatea
Any of various species of white-flowering climbing vine from New Zealand, in the genus Metrosideros.

akazga
The plant Strychnos icaja, traditionally used as an ordeal poison in West Africa.

akeake
A tree of species Dodonaea viscosa; aalii.
A tree of species Olearia traversiorum.
A tree of species Olearia avicenniaefolia.

akebi
Any of the genus Akebia of five species of flowering plant in the family Lardizabalaceae.

akebia
Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.

akebias
plural of akebia

akeki
Thujopsis dolabrata, a tall Japanese tree.

akepiro
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).

akepiros
plural of akepiro

akerbia
Adenia venenata, an African plant.

akerbias
plural of akerbia

alatern
An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).

alaterns
plural of alatern

albaspine
The hawthorn.

albaspines
plural of albaspine

albespine
whitethorn; hawthorn

albespyne
Alternative form of albespine.

albizia
A plant of the genus Albizia; a siris or silk tree.

albizias
plural of albizia

alburnum
sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.

alburnums
plural of alburnum

alcanna
A Bush, henna (Lawsonia inermis).

alcornoco
Alternative form of alcornoque.

alcornoque
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.

alecost
The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.

alecosts
plural of alecost

alehoof
ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

alemow
The tree Citrus macrophylla or its fruit.

alerce
The wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).
The Chilean arbor vitae (Austrocedrus chilensis).
Fitzroya cupressoides.

alerces
plural of alerce

aletophyte
Any plant that grows by the wayside or where the natural vegetation has been disrupted.

aletophytes
plural of aletophyte

aleurolite
Synonym of siltstone.

alfalfa
A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
A type or breed of this plant.

alfalfas
plural of alfalfa

alga
Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.

algaculture
Farming of algae (and/or kelp).

algacultures
plural of algaculture

algaeology
The study of algae.

algarrobin
A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.

algotherapy
The therapeutic use of seaweed or algae.

algum
A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible, possibly juniper or red sandalwood.

algumwood
The wood of the algum tree.

alicoche
Any of the genus Echinocereus of cacti.

alicoches
plural of alicoche

aliipoe
The plant Canna indica.

alintatao
Diospyros pilosanthera; a tree in the Ebenaceae family.
The wood of this tree.

alintataos
plural of alintatao

alizari
The madder of the Levant; wild madder (Rubia peregrina).

aljofar
seed pearl

aljofars
plural of aljofar

alkaliweed
Any plant of the genus Cressa.

allamanda
Any plant in the genus Allamanda, especially those grown in mild climates and indoors for their colorful flowers, such as Allamanda cathartica.

allamandas
plural of allamanda

allelopath
Any allelopathic plant

allelopaths
plural of allelopath

alligatorweed
The plant Alternanthera philoxeroides

alligatorweeds
plural of alligatorweed

allochory
The passive dispersal of seeds by means of external agents.

allthorn
The plant Koeberlinia spinosa.

allthorns
plural of allthorn

almander
almond tree

almanders
plural of almander

almendron
The brazil nut tree.

almendrons
plural of almendron

almondwood
The wood of the almond tree.

alopecurone
A flavonostilbene found in plants of the Sophora genus.

alpine clubmoss
Diphasiastrum alpinum, a club moss in the family Lycopodiaceae.

alpinetin
The chromenone (2S)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one present in some ginger plants (of the genus Alpinia)

alpinia
Any plant of the genus Alpinia.

alpinias
plural of alpinia

alpist
A seed of canary grass.
A seed of any variety of Phleum.

althaea
Any plant of the genus Althaea.
Hibiscus syriacus; the mugunghwa, or rose of Sharon

althaeas
plural of althaea

alunqua
A twining plant, Marsdenia australis, native to Australia.
The fruit of the alunqua; bush cucumber, bush banana.

alunquas
plural of alunqua

amaltas
The canafistula or golden shower tree.

amamau
Alternative form of amaumau.

amapa
A South American tree, Parahancornia fasciculata.

amaumau
The fern Sadleria cyatheoides, endemic to Hawaii.

amazique
An African tree of the genus Guibourtia

amb
The outline of a spore or pollen grain, as seen in a polar view.

amborella
The plant Amborella trichopoda native to New Caledonia

amborellas
plural of amborella

ambrette
The musk mallow plant (Abelmoschus moschatus).
The essential oil produced from the seeds of the musk mallow.
A variety of pear.

ambrettes
plural of ambrette

amelanchier
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.

amelanchiers
plural of amelanchier

amla
Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
the bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.

amlas
plural of amla

amoebostome
A sucker-like structure found on Naegleria fowleri amoebae.

amolilla
The plant Agave bulliana.

amorphophyte
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape.

amorphophytes
plural of amorphophyte

ampelozizyphoid
Any plant of the genus Ampelozizyphus

ampelozizyphoids
plural of ampelozizyphoid

amphicarpy
The production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.

amphiphyte
Any plant that grows on the edges of water or wetlands, and is sometimes submerged.

amphiphytes
plural of amphiphyte

amphisarca
An indehiscent multilocular fruit, dry outside and pulpy inside, such as a melon.

amphisarcae
plural of amphisarca

amugis
The wood of the large evergreen tree Koordersiodendron pinnatum.

amuguis
Alternative form of amugis.

amyris
Any plant of the genus Amyris.

amyrises
plural of amyris

anabibazon
The ascending lunar node, where the Moon moves into the northern ecliptic hemisphere.

anabiong
The flowering tree Trema orientale.

anacrophore
A plant that lacks an acrophore

anacrophores
plural of anacrophore