(Botany) One of the strands of vascular tissue that form the conducting and supporting framework in a leaf or other expanded plant organ. Also called nervure. Vessel A person seen as the agent or embodiment, as of a quality A vessel of mercy. Vein (Zoology) One of the thickened cuticular...
The term “mesophyll” refers to the tissue that lies between the top and lower epidermis. Parenchyma makes up the chloroplast-containing mesophyll, which performs photosynthesis. Vascular bundles, visible in the veins and the midrib, are part of the vascular system. The size of the veins affects...
Short-filler is chopped up scraps of tobacco leaf that tend to burn quicker and hotter than its long counterpart. Some cigars, known as mixed-fill cigars or Cuban sandwiches, use a blend of short- and long-filler tobacco. The Magazine Subscribe Today More...
It is integral to the plant’s growth, as it can produce new living tissue from meristematic cells located at the tips. In contrast, a stalk may refer to any slender supporting structure, including petioles (leaf stalks), peduncles (flower stalks), and stolons (runners), each with a ...
A variegated leaf is one that features at least one other color besides green. Yellow, cream and white are the most common colors found on variegated leaves, but many others are possible. The additional color may be focused around the leaf's edge or appear in veins, spots, stripes or ...
) A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa. Onology (n.) Foolish discourse. Onomancy (n.) Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy. Onomantic (a.) Alt. of Onomantical Onomantical (a.) Of or pertaining to onomancy. ...
A plant's endodermis is a single cylindrical layer of cells that does not permit water to flow between the cells. Not all plants have an endodermis, but the structure plays an important role in transporting water from the ground via the roots up through
The Giant Mesquite Bug (Thasus neocalifornicus) is an insect in the family Coreidae, also known as leaf-footed bugs. This bug belongs to the class Insecta and phylum Arthropoda, and has a territorial reach in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is part of the Pentatomomorpha inf...
Fortunately, the vast sky does not hinder white clouds. The falling maple leaf of our life presents front and back in turn. Clarity and delusion, sameness and difference in harmony. Each presentation has this integrity - to be free of itself. The vast sky of emptiness does not hinder the...
Branches are offshoots from the main stem of a plant, growing outwards and typically bearing leaves or flowers, while the stem is the main support structure, transporting nutrients and water between roots and branches.