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Plant vocabulary
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Plant Sciences
4th Grade
10/18/2011

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fossil

 

Definition
The remains of once-living things that have been preserved by being petrified or by leaving different kinds of imprints.
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extinction
Definition
The dying out of an entire species
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germinate
Definition
To sprout
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spore
Definition
A single reproductive cell that can grow into a new plant
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Germnosperm

Definition
A plant with seeds that are not protected by fruit
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Angiosperm
Definition
A flowering plant that has seed protected by fruit
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Pollination
Definition
The joining of the male cell and female cell
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Fertilization
Definition
To reproduce or make new plants
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Petals
Definition
are usually brightly colored and may have a sweet odor
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Pistil
Definition
The female parts of the flower
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Sepal
Definition
are the tiny green leaf-like parts that surround and protect the bud
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Stigma
Definition
is the sticky and enlarged & at the top of the pistil
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Stamen
Definition
is the male part of the flower
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Ovules
Definition
are the female egg cells inside the ovary
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Pollen
Definition
yellow or orange dust found on the anthers
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