mendy
Obsolete form of mehndi (“henna”).

mentzelia
Any plant of the genus Mentzelia.

mentzelias
plural of mentzelia

merawan
Timber from a tree in the genus Hopea.

merestake
A pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods.

merestakes
plural of merestake

mericarp
An individual carpel of a schizocarp, having a single seed

mericarpia
plural of mericarpium

mericarpium
Synonym of mericarp.

mericarps
plural of mericarp

mericlone
A plant (especially an orchid) that has been cloned via meristem propagation

mericlones
plural of mericlone

meristem
The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.

meristems
plural of meristem

meristoderm
A meristem layer on the surface of brown algae.

meristoderms
plural of meristoderm

merithal
merithallus

merithalli
plural of merithallus

merithallus
An internode.

merithals
plural of merithal

mesangiosperm
Any flowering plant of the clade Mesangiospermae

mesangiosperms
plural of mesangiosperm

mesem
Alternative form of mesemb.

mesemb
Any plant from the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae of the family Aizoaceae; a mesembryanthemum.

mesembs
plural of mesemb

mesems
plural of mesem

mesoclisis
The insertion of a clitic inside a word (such as between a stem and a suffix).

mesoclitic
A clitic inserted inside a word (such as between a stem and a suffix).

mesoclitics
plural of mesoclitic

mesocotyl
The white part of a plant's stem between the buried seed and the plumule

mesocotyls
plural of mesocotyl

mesofossil
A fossil of a small part of a plant, such as a fruit, leaf or seed.

mesofossils
plural of mesofossil

mesogranule
A medium-sized structure in solar granulation

mesogranules
plural of mesogranule

mesohydrophyte
Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a hydrophyte

mesohydrophytes
plural of mesohydrophyte

mesophanerophyte
Any phanerophyte between 8 and 30 metres in height

mesophanerophytes
plural of mesophanerophyte

mesophyte
Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.

mesophytes
plural of mesophyte

mesoxerophyte
Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte

mesoxerophytes
plural of mesoxerophyte

metake
A tall slender Japanese bamboo, Pseudosasa japonica

metakes
plural of metake

metallophyte
Any plant that can tolerate a high metal content in its environment

metallophytes
plural of metallophyte

metaphyta
plural of metaphyton

metaphyte
Any multicellular plant

metaphytes
plural of metaphyte

metaphyton
Any metaphytic filamentous alga.

metaphytons
plural of metaphyton

metasiltstone
A siltstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree.

metasiltstones
plural of metasiltstone

metasperm
angiosperm

metasperms
plural of metasperm

mexicanolide
Any of a diverse group of liminoids present in plants of the family Meliaceae

mexicanolides
plural of mexicanolide

mibuna
A leaf vegetable used in Japanese cooking, Brassica rapa nipposinica or Brassica rapa japonica

michelia
Any plant of the genus Michelia.

michelias
plural of michelia

micrairoid
Any grass of the subfamily Micrairoideae, native to Australia.

micrairoids
plural of micrairoid

microbotany
The study of microscopic plant parts, or microbotanical remains, that can only be viewed with a high-powered microscope.

microcephalia
microcephaly

microclone
A plant clone grown in vitro from a small tissue sample.

microclones
plural of microclone

microechinate
A small, echinate pollen grain

microechinates
plural of microechinate

microepiphyte
A very small epiphyte

microepiphytes
plural of microepiphyte

microfault
A tiny fault bigger than one crystal grain.

microfaults
plural of microfault

microfouler
Any very small marine fouler, typically a bacterium or alga

microfoulers
plural of microfouler

microgamete
The smaller of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the male sperm or pollen

microgametes
plural of microgamete

microginin
A pentapeptide, present in the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa

microginins
plural of microginin

microgonidia
plural of microgonidium

microgonidium
A very small gonidium (lichen part).

micrograin
A microscopic grain

micrograins
plural of micrograin

microgreen
The small, young seedling of a plant used as a visual flavor accent and occasionally as salad greens.

microgreens
plural of microgreen

microgyne
Any flowering plant of the genus Microgyne

microgynes
plural of microgyne

microphanerophyte
Any phanerophyte between 2 and 8 metres in height

microphanerophytes
plural of microphanerophyte

microphyte
Any microscopic plant or alga

microphytes
plural of microphyte

microplant
A very small plant (in any sense)

microplants
plural of microplant

micropropagation
The propagation of plant clones from a microscopic piece of tissue from a single plant

micropropagations
plural of micropropagation

micropyle
In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
The hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary; any opening in the coverings of an ovum by which spermatozoa may find entrance.

micropyles
plural of micropyle

microrecrystallization
Recrystallizing in such a manner as to produce crystals of a very fine grain size.

microrecrystallizations
plural of microrecrystallization

microspore
The smaller spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a male gametophyte.
One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads.

microspores
plural of microspore

microsword
Any of certain plants of the genus Lilaeopsis.

microtherm
A plant that thrives at a low temperature

microtherms
plural of microtherm

microtranscriptome
The transcriptome of the microorganisms associated with a plant

microtranscriptomes
plural of microtranscriptome

microzoogonidia
plural of microzoogonidium

microzoogonidium
A motile form of microgonidium.

midbark
The midpoint of a bark.

midgrass
Grass that is neither particularly short or tall.

midgrasses
plural of midgrass

mignonette
A plant, Reseda odorata, having greyish-green flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.
A mignonette tree (Lawsonia inermis), source of the dye henna.
A mignonette vine.
A greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.
Short for mignonette sauce

mignonnette
Obsolete spelling of mignonette.

mignonnettes
plural of mignonnette

mildewer
A plant that is susceptible to mildew.

mildewers
plural of mildewer

miltonia
Any orchid of the genus Miltonia.

miltonias
plural of miltonia

miltwaste
A small European fern (Asplenium ceterach) formerly used in medicine.

mimosa
A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.
Certain plants of the genus Albizia (silk tree, pink siris).
Certain plants of the genus Acacia.
A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.

mimosae
plural of mimosa

mimosas
plural of mimosa

mimosoid
Any plant of the leguminous subfamily Mimosoideae

mimosoids
plural of mimosoid

mind-your-own-business
The plant Soleirolia soleirolii, baby's tears.

minnaritchi
Alternative form of minnerichi.

minnerichi
Acacia cyperophylla, a fabaceous tree of Australia.

minniebush
The shrub Rhododendron pilosum.

minniebushes
plural of minniebush

minniritchi
Alternative form of minnerichi.

mirasol
A variety of chili; when dried, the chilis are called guajillos.

mirasols
plural of mirasol

miriti
The moriche palm.

miritis
plural of miriti