tannin (Science: chemistry plant biology) bitter-tasting, complex aromatic compounds found in the vacuoles of certain plant... Read More
Definition noun, plural: tannosomes An organelle, particularly a special type of leucoplast, involved primarily in... Read More
Definition noun, plural: corks (botany) A part of the periderm that protects the inner plant tissues from mechanical... Read More
Definition noun, plural: barks (botany) The outermost covering of stems and roots of woody plants (especially trees), and is... Read More
Gall 1. To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by... Read More
Definition noun The central wood in a branch or stem characterized by being composed of dead cells, more resistant to decay,... Read More
Definition noun, plural: periderms (botany) An outer covering that replaces the epidermis of certain plants (embryology)... Read More
