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Monocot
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a subdivision of flowering plants whose members posess one embryonic seed leaf, or cotyledon
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Dicot
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a subdivison whose members posess two embryonic seed leaves, or cotyledons
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Xylem
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the tube shaped, nonliving portion of the vascular systen in plants that carries water and minerals form the roots to the rest of the plant
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Pholem
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The portion of the vascular system in plants consisting of living cells arranged into elongated tubes that transport sugar and other organic nutrients throughout the plant
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Root Hairs
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a tiny projection growing just behind the root tips of plants, increasing surface area for the absorption of water and minerals
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Stem
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alternating system of nodes
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Node
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a point along the stem of a plant at which leaves are attached
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Internode
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the segment of a plant stem between the points where leave are attached
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Terminal Bud
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embryonic tissue a the tip of a shoot, made up of developing leaves and a compact series of nodes and internodes
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Axillary Bud
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a structure that has the potenetial to form a vegetative branch. the bud ppears in the angle formed between a leaf and a stem
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