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Germination |
The process by which a plant grows from a seed. |
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Cotyedon |
an embryonic leaf in seed bearing plants on or more of which are the fr=first leaves to appear. |
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Dicot |
an angiosperm that is not a monocotyledon. |
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Monocot |
any of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed. |
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Photoperiod |
The interval in a 24 hour period during which a plant or animal is exposed to light. |
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Root |
The part of a plant that attaches it self to the ground. |
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Stem |
The main body or stalk of a plant or shrub. |
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Auxin |
A plant hormone that causes the elongation of cells in shoots and is involved in regularity plant growth. |
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Tropism |
The turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulants. |
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Osmosis |
a process by which molecules of a solvent tends to pass through a sempermeable membrane from a less concentrated into a more concentrated one. |
