This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology. For other related terms, see Glossary of phytopathology, Glossary of lichen terms, and List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names.
See also
- Branches of botany
- Floral formula
- Glossary of biology
- Glossary of plant morphology
- Glossary of leaf morphology
- Glossary of lichen terms
- Glossary of mycology
- Glossary of scientific naming
- Plant morphology
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External links
- Glossary at APweb
- A glossary of botanical terms (in English at Flora, etc.)
- Garden Web
- eFloras
- Categorical Glossary for the Flora of North America Project Archived 20 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew
Australia and New Zealand
- University of Sydney: Eflora—Glossary
- Florabase (Western Australia)
- Flora of Australia Online Glossary
- Flora of Australia Abbreviations
- Flora of S Australia
- Botany Word of the Day—Illustrated with New Zealand natives
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Africa
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