Featured Glossary Word: Sessile
sessile: attached directly by the base without a stalk
There are several plant parts that can be described as sessile.
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Featured Glossary Word: Node
node: the point on a stem where a leaf or leaves are, or have been attached; the point at which subsidiary parts (buds, adventitious roots) begin to grow; the solid construction on a culm; a knot, swelling, or enlarged lump
Featured Glossary Word: Pedicel
pedicel: a thin stalk that supports an individual flower (or fruit) of an inflorescence (or infructescence)
It attaches to the main axis of the inflorescence or its branches above the peduncle.