Botany
Across
- 2. the first leaf to emerge from the germinating seed
- 4. the upper angle between a leaf or stem and the branch from which it appears
- 6. plants that produce a single seedling leaf and grasses and cereals
- 8. the pollen bearing sac at the tip of the stamen
- 10. any substance capable of permeating through the entire plant
- 11. the tubular part of the pistil between the ovary and stigma,often elongated
- 12. a segment of bulb that may in some cases be detached for propagation
- 14. with unisexual flowers, male and female blossoms borne on seperate plants
- 16. a thread like organ, especially of a stamen supporting an anther
- 17. having organs of both sexes functioning in the same flower
Down
- 1. applying pollen to the stigma
- 3. the process whereby plants use solar energy through the catalytic action of chlorophyll to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates
- 5. a sticky pad at the end of the style that receives the pollen
- 7. a plant that produces two seed leaves
- 9. the pollen-bearing or male organ of a flower
- 13. the stalk of a leaf
- 15. flowers with either functioning male or female organs but not both