Plant Parts

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Across
  1. 3. A pedicel is a stem that attaches a single flower to the inflorescence. Such inflorescences are described as pedicellate
  2. 4. the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers.
  3. 6. the stalk bearing a flower or fruit, or the main stalk of an inflorescence.
  4. 9. a compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
Down
  1. 1. a long, thin supportive or main section of something.
  2. 2. a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.
  3. 5. a much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g. in the potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise.
  4. 7. the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge, often forming a slight swelling or knob.
  5. 8. a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.
  6. 9. a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves or leaf bases, lying dormant over winter.