Meg Lowman Vocabulary Flash Cards
orchid
a flowering plant; some types grow on other
plants
bromeliad
a tropical plant with fleshy leaves; often grow on
other plants
blossoms
flowering part of a plant
preserve
treat or store something to protect it; keep it from
breaking apart
solution
two or more substances mixed together; used to
preserve a specimen
three-dimensional form
an object that has height, width, and volume
acid-free
paper that doesn’t use acid; helps specimens last
longer
herbarium
a plant library
pluck
remove; pull; pick at; grasp
sailed
glided; floated; moved smoothly
aloft
high above; in the air; up
ascent
climb; move upward
trapeze
a bar attached to the ends of two ropes
foliage
plant life
inflatable
able to be filled with air
marvelous
amazing; spectacular; wonderful
sorts
places into categories; arranges; classifies
specimens
examples; samples; a type of something
collection
a set of objects; a group of things
permit
a license allowing something; giving permission
