_{Alphabetical list of terms for cells and tissues of vascular plants. For an illustration of the term, click on the term. Terms highlighted have illustrations; terms not highlighted are without illustrations. Illustrations for the terms invovling only secondary growth, or leaf anatomy as well as leaf morphology, or root anatomy and morphology can be viewed by clidking on the appropriate name.}

adventitious bud adventitious root alternate leaves annual ring apical meristem (stem) apical meristem (root) axil axillary bud axillary bud primordium bark blade (=lamina) bordered pit branch root (=lateral root) branch stem bulb bundle sheath cell elongation cell wall chlorenchyma chloroplast collenchyma companion cell compound leaf cork corm cortex cotyledons cuticle cytoplasm dicot differentiation diffuse porous wood embryo endodermis epicotyl epidermal epidermis fascicular cambium fiber fibrous root system foliage leaf ground meristem guard cell hair (=trichome) heartwood hilum hypocotyl interfascicular cambium internode leaf primordium leaf scar leaflet lenticel lignin lumen

meristematic meristematic zone midvein monocot stem monocot root netted venation node nucleolus nucleus opposite leaves organelle palisade layer of mesophyll palmately compound parallel venation parenchyma perforation plate pericycle (important to know three functions) periderm petiole phloem phloem parenchyma cell pinnately compound pinnately compound leaf pit pith pith ray pore zone primary cell wall primary meristem primary phloem primary phloem fiber primary plant body primary root primary tissues primary xylem procambium protoderm radial section radicle region of cell division region of elongation region of maturation resin canal rhizome ring porous wood root root apex root cap root hair cell root hair zone root tip sapwood sclereid sclerenchyma secondary phloem

secondary wall secondary wall thickening secondary xylem seed coat shoot shoot tip sieve cell sieve plate sieve-tube member simple leaf slime (P-protein) slime plug spine spongy layer of mesophyll springwood starch grain stele stipulate stipules stolon stoma stomate storage root succulent stem tangential section taproot systems tendril terminal bud thorn tracheid transverse section (=cross section) tuber vacuole vascular bundle vascular bundle scar vascular cambium vascular ray vein or veins vessel vessel element whorled leaves wood xylem xylem parenchyma xylem ray (ray parenchyma or ray tracheid)

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