vocab Flashcards
1
Q
botany
A
study of plants
2
Q
agriculture
A
practice of growing plants or livestock for human use.
3
Q
cereal
A
grass with grains. (Ex: rice, wheat, corn)
4
Q
root crop
A
roots or underground stems rich in carbohydrates
5
Q
legume
A
protein rich seeds that are in pods
6
Q
nuts
A
hard outer layer with one inner seed
7
Q
fruit
A
Part of flowering plants with seeds
8
Q
vegetable
A
food from leaves, stems, and roots.
9
Q
Spice
A
comes from plant part other than leaf
10
Q
herb
A
from the leaf and can be grown at home
11
Q
quinine
A
comes from the bark of tree and treat malaria
12
Q
cultivar
A
A cultivated and unique varity of plant
13
Q
aspirin
A
made of acetylsalicylic acid from white willow tree
14
Q
plant ecology
A
Study of the interaction between plants and the environment
15
Q
weed
A
undesirable plants that crowd out crop plants
