A crossword exploring obscure and intricate botanical vocabulary used to describe plant characteristics and structures.
Enigmatic Flora: Cryptic Botanical Lexicon
A crossword exploring lesser-known botanical terms that mystify and intrigue plant enthusiasts.
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- 1. Arrangement of young leaves in a bud
- 2. Smooth, hairless plant surface
- 3. Developmental change in leaf form
- 5. Fruit that does not open at maturity
- 7. Growing in dense tufts or clumps
- 8. Flowering once then dying
- 14. Pollination by wind
- 17. Seed germination with cotyledons above ground
Down
- 4. Growth response to touch
- 6. Branching pattern dividing into two parts
- 9. Self-pollinating flowers that never open
- 10. Twisted so the flower is upside down
- 11. Arrangement of leaves on a stem
- 12. Gland producing nectar
- 13. Fleshy seed coat layer
- 15. Woody swelling with regenerative buds
- 16. Leaf shape wider near the tip
- 18. Having a leaf stalk
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