Flowering Plants, WHY-ZYG
Angiosperm, any of about 300,000 species of flowering plants, the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all the known green plants now living. The angiosperms are vascular seed plants in which the ovule (egg) is fertilized and develops into a seed in an enclosed hollow ovary. The ovary itself is usually enclosed in a flower, that part of the angiospermous plant that contains the male or female reproductive organs or both.
Flowering Plants Encyclopedia Articles By Title
You open your lunch box to discover that the lovely apple you sliced this morning now appears unsightly and brown.......
Grass is green because of the presence of chlorophyll throughout the leaves and stems. Chlorophyll is a pigment......
wild cashew, (Anacardium excelsum), tropical forest tree of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae), native to Central......
wild cucumber, (species Echinocystis lobata), climbing plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to eastern......
wild ginger, any of about 75 species of the genus Asarum, perennial herbs of the birthwort family (Aristolochiaceae),......
wild mango, (genus Irvingia), genus of several species of tropical African trees of the family Irvingiaceae. Dika......
wild oat, (genus Avena), genus of tufted annual grasses of the family Poaceae, native to Eurasia and Africa. Wild......
wild radish, (Raphanus raphanistrum), widespread annual plant of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), native to Eurasia.......
wild rice, (genus Zizania), genus of four species of coarse grasses of the family Poaceae, the grain of which is......
wild rye, (genus Elymus), genus of some 50–100 species of perennial grasses in the family Poaceae, native to temperate......
wildflower, any flowering plant that has not been genetically manipulated. Generally the term applies to plants......
willow, shrubs and trees of the genus Salix, family Salicaceae, mostly native to north temperate areas and valued......
willow oak, (Quercus phellos), ornamental and timber tree noted for its willowlike leaves. Willow oak is native......
windmill grass, (genus Chloris), genus of about 55 species of annual and perennial grasses of the family Poaceae,......
winter aconite, (genus Eranthis), genus of about seven species of perennial herbaceous plants of the buttercup......
winter cress, (genus Barbarea), genus of about 20 species of weedy herbs of the mustard family (Brassicaceae),......
winter hazel, any of about 10 species of the genus Corylopsis, deciduous shrubs or small trees of the witch hazel......
Winteraceae, family of aromatic trees and shrubs in the order Canellales, containing 9 genera and 120 species.......
wintergreen, any of several evergreen, aromatic plants of the heath family (Ericaceae). Oil of wintergreen, derived......
wisteria, (genus Wisteria), genus of 8–10 species of twining, usually woody vines of the pea family (Fabaceae).......
witch hazel, (genus Hamamelis), any of five species of the genus Hamamelis (family Hamamelidaceae), all of which......
witchweed, (genus Striga), genus of about 30 species of parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae, most of which......
Withania somnifera, evergreen shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), native to India, North Africa, and the......
woad, (Isatis tinctoria), biennial or perennial herb in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), formerly grown as a......
wood sorrel, any of several flowering plants of the genus Oxalis (family Oxalidaceae). The common wood sorrel (O.......
woodbine, any of many species of vines belonging to a number of flowering-plant families, especially the Virginia......
woodruff, any of various species of plants of a genus (Asperula) belonging to the madder family, Rubiaceae. The......
wormwood, any of several species of bitter or aromatic herbs or shrubs of the genus Artemisia of the aster family......
yam, any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) grown for their edible tubers.......
yarrow, any of about 115 species of perennial herbs constituting the genus Achillea in the family Asteraceae, and......
yellow birch, (Betula alleghaniensis), ornamental and timber tree of the family Betulaceae, native to northeastern......
yellow cress, (genus Rorippa), genus of some 85 species of plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Most members......
yellow-flowered gourd, (subspecies Cucurbita pepo ovifera), annual trailing vine of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae),......
ylang-ylang, (Cananga odorata), South Asian tree of the custard apple family (Annonaceae), known for its intensely......
yucca, (genus Yucca), genus of about 40 species of succulent plants in the agave subfamily of the asparagus family......
yuzu, East Asian citrus fruit, probably first grown in the highlands of China but now most closely associated with......
Zea, genus of five species of large grasses of the family Poaceae, native to Mexico and Mesoamerica. The best-known......
Zebrina, former genus of trailing herbaceous plants in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae), now placed within......
Zelkova, genus of about five species of trees and shrubs in the elm family (Ulmaceae) native to Asia. The Japanese......
Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of flowering plants, the largest family of the order Zingiberales, containing......
Zingiberales, the ginger and banana order of flowering plants, consisting of 8 families, 92 genera, and more than......
zinnia, (genus Zinnia), any of about 22 species of herbs and shrubs constituting the genus Zinnia of the family......
zoysiagrass, (genus Zoysia), genus of creeping grasses of the family Poaceae, comprising four or five perennial......
zucchini, (Cucurbita pepo), variety of summer squash in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), grown for its edible......
Zygopetalum, genus of 15 species of tropical American orchids (family Orchidaceae). Several species are cultivated......
Zygophyllales, the creosote bush order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of 2 families (Zygophyllaceae......