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Exam 1 LN&V
Latin names and vocab
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Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 1
09/11/2008

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Poaceae
Definition
Latin name for grass family
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Oryza sativa
Definition
Latin name for rice
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Triticum aestivum
Definition
Latin name for wheat
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Zea mays
Definition
Latin name for corn
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Hordeum vulgare
Definition
Latin name for barley
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Secale cereale
Definition
Latin name for rye
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Sorghum bicolor
Definition
Latin name for sorghum
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Avena sativa
Definition
Latin name for oat
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Avena sativa
Definition
Latin name for oat
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Leguminosae
Definition
Latin name for legumes
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Glysine max
Definition
Latin name for soybean
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Fabaceae arachis hypogaea
Definition
Latin name for peanut
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Pisum sativa
Definition
Latin name for peas
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Solanum tuberosum
Definition
Latin name for potato
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Manihot osculenta
Definition
Latin name for cassava
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Saccarum officinarum
Definition
Latin name for sugar cane
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Beta vulgaris
Definition
Latin name for sugar beets
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Thea sinensis
Definition
Latin name for tea
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Coffea arabica
Definition
Latin name for coffee
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Cola nitida
Definition
Latin name for cola
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Erythroxylon
Definition
Latin name for cocaine
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Theobroma cacao
Definition
Latin name for chocolate
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Mandragora
Definition
Latin name for mandrake
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Papayer somniferum
Definition
Latin name for opiates
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Atropa belladonna
Definition
Latin name for atropine
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Digitalis purpurea
Definition
Latin name for foxglove
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Cannabis sativa
Definition
Latin name for marijuana
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Hevea brasiliensis
Definition
Latin name for rubber
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Gossypium hirsutum
Definition
Latin name for 1-inch cotton
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Gossypium barbadense
Definition
Latin name for 2-inch cotton
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Nicotiana tabacum
Definition
Latin name for tobacco
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Perfect Flower
Definition
Flower with both male and female sexes
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Imperfect Flowers
Definition
Flower with only male or female sex
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Nodes
Definition
Part of the stem from which a leaf, branch, or aerial root grows
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Tiller
Definition
A secondary stalk; plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk
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Inflorescence
Definition
The arrangement of flowers on the axis
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Panicle Inflorescence
Definition
Loose and diversely branching flower clusters
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Spike Inflorescence
Definition
Flowers situated on the central axis
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Lodging
Definition
When grass/grain falls or is beaten down
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Soft Wheat
Definition
Low-protein wheat used for baking softer goods
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Hard Red Wheat
Definition
High-protein wheat used for bread and hard goods
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Monecious
Definition
Both sexes on the same plant
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Dioecious
Definition
Sexes on separate plants
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Dicot
Definition
Flowering plant whose seed has two embryonic leaves, or cotyledons
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Monocot
Definition
Major group of flowering plant, whose seeds have one cotyledon
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Cotyledon
Definition
Significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant; becomes the plant's first leaves.
Term
Dimer
Definition
Chemical or biological entity consisting of two subunits called monomers
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Triglyceride
Definition
Main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats
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Enfluerage
Definition
Method for extracting essential oils from plant materials by absorbing the essence into fat, then dissolved.
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Ethanol
Definition
A primary alcohol formed by microbial fermentation of carbohydrates
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