An Illustrated Glossary Of Botanical Terminologies An Easy Approach To Plant Terms

An Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terminologies is intended as a simple and concise handbook for students undertaking undergraduate or graduate courses in botany or biological sciences as well as general readers interested in understanding terms used in plant science. Readers will find many key words in this book that are often present in many botanical texts although without clear explanation or meaning. This glossary presents an easy approach to learning several plant-related terms. Key features include: -Over 1500 entries -Over 200 illustrations -Simple, easy-to-understand definitions -Brief explanations and annotated figures where possible

A particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant structure.

Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.

"Plant dictionary clearly defines over 4,250 entries .... This revised edition includes 125 new terms and more than 730 entries are illustrated with detailed line drawings"--P. [4] of cover.

"This new plant dictionary clearly defines over 4,100 terms used by botanists to describe plants in textbooks, scientific papers, floras and field guides. More than 730 entries are illustrated with detailed line drawings. The Kew Plant Glossary provides an essential reference for students, teachers, researchers, conservationists, horticulturalists, agriculturalists and gardeners."--Back cover.

Does not include technical terms not relating to botany and gives only the botany-related definition of terms having meaning in other fields. The " Supplement of additional terms " from the 3d ed. has not been incorporated into the main glossary but has again been appended