HyperDic: plant_part

English > 1 sense of the expression plant part:
NOUNplantplant part, plant structureany part of a plant or fungus
English > plant part: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny part of a plant or fungus.
Synonymplant structure
Part ofplant, flora, plant life(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Narrowerannulus, skirt(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
arilfleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
buttonAny of various plant parts that resemble buttons
calyptraThe hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants
cap, pileusA fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom / mushroom
chalazabasal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle
corona(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
domatiumA part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi
ductA continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
germ tube(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination
gynostegiumThe crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias
kernel, meatThe inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
ligule(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap
lip(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
lobe(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
mentumA projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
myceliumThe vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
nucelluscentral part of a plant ovule
plant organA functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
plant tissueThe tissue of a plant
pollen tube(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower
prophyllA plant structure resembling a leaf
pycnidiumflask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia
receptacleenlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
stipuleA small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk
stockA plant or stem onto which a graft is made
stubA short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
stump, tree stumpThe base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
tendrilSlender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
tepalAn undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)
thallusA plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system
veil, velumA membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
volvacuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
Broadernatural objectAn object occurring naturally
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