structure of a plant![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
flower bud ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bud that opens and from which a flower grows.
radicle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Smallest offshoot of a plant’s root.
root system ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The aggregate of the roots that anchor a plant to the soil and enable it to absorb water and mineral salts from it.
primary root ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Underground extension of the stem resulting from growth of the radicle.
collar ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Point where root and stem meet.
leaf ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Usually thin and flat part of a vegetable that grows out of the stem and is specially adapted to capturing light and performing photosynthesis.
shoot ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Seedling originating from a seed within the current year.
secondary root ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Offshoot growing out of the primary root.
stem ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Main part of the plant, extending from the soil to the terminal bud.
leaf node ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Point at which a leaf or twig attaches to the stem.
twig ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Offshoot growing out of the plant’s stem.
flower ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Often colorful and fragrant part of certain vegetables that holds the reproductive organs; first it produces fruit, then seeds.
axillary bud ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bud that appears where an older leaf attaches to the stem; a twig will grow out of it.
terminal bud ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bud that grows at the end of the stem, enabling it to grow longer.
internode ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the stem located between two nodes.
root hairs ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Root cell extensions that ensure the provision of water and mineral salts; they increase the surface area available for absorbing nutrients.
root cap ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Casing that covers the root tip and protects the root from abrasion as it grows downward into the soil.