plants
Greenhouse living things
Plants are living things that make their own food using sunlight, drawing water and nutrients through their roots.
They range from tiny mosses to giant trees and provide food and oxygen for animals and humans.
The plants on my windowsill need more light.
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
- xylemPlant water conduit
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
roots · stems · leaves · flowers · seeds · bark · trunk · branches
Ground matter for planting
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
seedlings · fertilizer · cultivate · harvest · propagation · perennials · annuals · weeding
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
biome · symbiosis · decomposition · succession · endemic · conservation · phytoplankton · understory
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- rootingActively cheering someone on
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
maturation · flowering · dormancy · tropism · nutrients · turgor · biomass · rhizome
For beauty, not function
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
bouquet · wreath · garland · ikebana · floristry · bonsai · houseplant · succulent
Finest taxonomic rank
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- floraPlants of a region
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- herbariumPreserved plant specimen archive
angiosperms · gymnosperms · ferns · mosses · lichen · endemic · native · biota
Light-harvesting cell structure
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
- cell-wallRigid plant cell boundary
- plastidPlant cell organelle
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
Industrial product creation
- industrialOf factories and production
- assemblyConstructing from components
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
automation · conveyor · fabrication · mass-production · workers · warehouse · equipment · facility
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
stomata · roots · stems · leaves · flowers · seeds · bark · trunk · branches · sap
soil
Ground matter for planting
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- mulchProtective plant bedding
compost · seedlings · fertilizer · cultivate · harvest · propagation · perennials · annuals · weeding · trowel
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
pollination · biome · symbiosis · decomposition · succession · endemic · conservation · phytoplankton · understory · canopy
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- rootingActively cheering someone on
ripening · maturation · flowering · dormancy · tropism · nutrients · turgor · biomass · rhizome · runner
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
centerpiece · bouquet · wreath · garland · ikebana · floristry · bonsai · houseplant · succulent · foliage
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- floraPlants of a region
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
herbarium · angiosperms · gymnosperms · ferns · mosses · lichen · endemic · native · biota · vascular
chloroplast
Light-harvesting cell structure
mitochondria · cytoplasm · membrane · cellulose · stroma
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- industrialOf factories and production
- assemblyConstructing from components
- productionMaking or generating something
machinery · automation · conveyor · fabrication · mass-production · workers · warehouse · equipment · facility · output
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- living beingshumans, animals, birds, fish, insects
- living thingsanimals, animal, creature, birds, flowers
- nature scienceanimals, insects, butterflies, caterpillars, frogs
plantsremoves
Takes something out
uproots · pulls · extracts · digs up · eradicates
plantsmachines
Devices that perform tasks
factories · robots · synthetic materials · buildings · technology
- power plantFacility producing electrical energy
- bedding plantsPlants for seasonal displays
- potted plantsVegetation in containers
- ornamental plantsVegetation grown for aesthetics
- plant a seedEmbed for germination
- plant lifeBotanical organisms collectively
plant, planting, planted, implant, planter, transplant, plantation, planters, replant