Glossary. The category of botanical term ...

Hemerobia

Hemerobia In botany, the term hemerobia refers to the strategy adopted by plants to vegetate in very disturbed and changing

Embryophylls With the term embryophylls, a word coming from the medieval Latin embryo (n), in turn, derives from the Greek

Heliotropism With the term heliotropism (or phototropism), word derived from the Greek ἥλιος “sun” and τρέπω “I turn” we mean,

Eleosome The term eleosome (from the Greek έλαιον, oil, and σωμα, body) means a reserve of nutrients (usually oils) arranged

Elaterium The term elaterium means a fruit that is divided into as many distinct pieces as there are lodges, gathered

Ecotope An ecotope is the smallest elementary spatial unit of a landscape. An ecotope possesses functional and structural characteristics that

Ecotone The term ecotone means, in ecology, a transitional environment, natural or man-made, interposed between two or more different biological

Drainage With the term drainage, in agricultural hydraulics, we mean the ability of a soil to drain water. Drainage, or

Dormancy The term dormancy, in botany, means that latent life period of a plant following unfavorable environmental conditions. Dormancy occurs

Cauliflower With the term cauliflower, coming from the Latin caulis “caule” and flos “flower”, we mean, in botany, that phenomenon