…an organism that acquires its energy and carbon from another organism
hybridization
…the process of crossing two genetically different individuals, resulting in progeny with different chromosome complements producing an often “better” set of traits.
inflorescence
… a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem. It may include one or several branches with the flowers on them.
involucre
… one or more whorls of bracts situated at the base of a flower or flower cluster
iteroparous
… a plant that can reproduce numerous times throughout its life cycle. Polycarpic.
layering
… a type of self-cloning or vegetative reproduction process by which a stem roots when it ends up in contact with soil.
lenticel
… small, corky, oval or elongated areas on plant stems or trunks. They enable gas interchange between interior tissues and the surrounding air.
ligule
…in most grasses and sedges, a thin and membranous tissue found on the inner side of a leaf sheath at the base of the leaf blade. Their particular shape/structure is often used in identifying grass species.meiosis
… the process wherein a single, diploid 2n “mother” cell divides twice to produce four haploid (n cells, each containing half the original amount of genetic information. In humans, the products are our sex cells – sperm in males, eggs in females.
mixotrophic
…an organism that acquires energy and carbon from multiple sources e.g.photosynthesis and parasitism.