Purdue Arboretum botanical terminology reference and learning database.
Lenticel A small corky spot on young bark made of loosely packed cells, providing gaseous exchange between the inner tissues and the atmosphere. Did you know? Cherry and birch bark show visible horizontal lenticels that act as breathing pores.
Monomorphic Having only a single form. This term helps record, compare, or interpret plant and site information.
Pachymorph Clumping - as in clumping bamboos. This term helps record, compare, or interpret plant and site information.
Phenolic Having an odor of the chemical phenol (sickeningly sweet and acrid)
Polymorphic Occurring in several different forms. This term helps record, compare, or interpret plant and site information.
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