The Facts on File Dictionary of Botany (Facts on File Science Dictionaries)
Contributors: Inc. Facts on File (Corporate Author); Jill Bailey (Editor)
Publisher: Checkmark Books; Infobase Holdings, Inc.
Published: November 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780816049110
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Reference works; Science/Mathematics; General; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Dictionaries; Life Sciences - Botany; Botany
Description: This dictionary defines some 2,000 terms frequently used in botany, encompassing all aspects of pure and applied plant science, including the taxonomy and classification of plants and plant anatomy, plant morphology, genetics, and evolution. It is useful for high school students taking courses in AP biology, as well as for college students and researchers. B & w drawings are included, and there is a selection of short biographical entries on important figures in the field. Bailey has been a researcher in plant biochemistry and plant ecophysiology and has contributed to numerous reference works.