Sunday, February 8, 2009

glossary

epiphytes-An epiphyte is an organism that grows upon or attaches to a living plant)

cuticle-Botany. a very thin hyaline film covering the surface of plants, derived from the outer surfaces of the epidermal cells

lamina-Botany. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.

nucleus- a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters.

references:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cuticle
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nucleus

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