Glossary beginning with F

Plant Glossary
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F

Farinose

Covered with a powder (resembling flour). Farina is a powdery deposit found on the surface of leaves.

Felted

Possessing hairs giving an overall appearance of felt.

Fertile stem

Spore-bearing stems

Filament

Stalk part of a stamen. It supports an anther.

Fissure

a relatively long narrow opening.

Fleshy

Swollen because of high water content. Succulent, juicy, pulpy.

Flexuous

Wavy. Generally refers to a stem or hair.

Floral

Belonging to the flower

Foliose

Having a leaflike shape.

Follicle

A pod, similar to a pea pod but that splits open along one side only.

Fringe

A border of hair-like structures

Furcate

forked

Furrowed

With a narrow groove

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