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34 relations: Aliphatic compound, Bark (botany), Biomimetics, Cutan (polymer), Cutin, Embryophyte, Epicuticular wax, Epidermis (botany), Epoxide, Ester, Flowering plant, Gametophyte, Hornwort, Hydrocarbon, Hydrophobe, Leaf, Lotus effect, Mesophyte, Moss, Nelumbo, Omega hydroxy acid, Organ (anatomy), Phloem, Plant stem, Polyester, Polymer, Sporophyte, Stoma, Synapomorphy and apomorphy, Transpiration, Vascular plant, Wax, Xerophyte, Xylem.
Aliphatic compound
In organic chemistry, hydrocarbons (compounds composed of carbon and hydrogen) are divided into two classes: aromatic compounds and aliphatic compounds (G. aleiphar, fat, oil) also known as non-aromatic compounds.
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Bark (botany)
Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants.
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Biomimetics
Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems.
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Cutan (polymer)
Cutan is one of two biopolymers which occur in the cuticle of some plants.
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Cutin
Cutin is one of two waxy polymers that are the main components of the plant cuticle, which covers all aerial surfaces of plants.
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Embryophyte
The Embryophyta are the most familiar group of green plants that form vegetation on earth.
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Epicuticular wax
Epicuticular wax is a coating of wax covering the outer surface of the plant cuticle in land plants.
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Epidermis (botany)
The word'epidermis' is a single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants.
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Epoxide
An epoxide is a cyclic ether with a three-atom ring.
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Ester
In chemistry, an ester is a chemical compound derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one –OH (hydroxyl) group is replaced by an –O–alkyl (alkoxy) group.
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with 416 families, approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species.
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Gametophyte
A gametophyte is one of the two alternating phases in the life cycle of plants and algae.
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Hornwort
Hornworts are a group of non-vascular plants constituting the division Anthocerotophyta.
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Hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
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Hydrophobe
In chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule (known as a hydrophobe) that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water.
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Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.
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Lotus effect
The lotus effect refers to self-cleaning properties that are a result of ultrahydrophobicity as exhibited by the leaves of Nelumbo or "lotus flower".
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Mesophyte
Mesophytes are terrestrial plants which are adapted to neither a particularly dry nor particularly wet environment.
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Moss
Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.
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Nelumbo
Nelumbo is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers.
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Omega hydroxy acid
Omega hydroxy acids (also known as ω-hydroxy acids) are a class of naturally occurring straight-chain aliphatic organic acids n carbon atoms long with a carboxyl group at position 1 and a hydroxyl at position n. The C16 and C18 omega hydroxy acids 16-hydroxy palmitic acid and 18-hydroxy stearic acid are key monomers of cutin in the plant cuticle.
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Organ (anatomy)
Organs are collections of tissues with similar functions.
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Phloem
In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis and known as photosynthates, in particular the sugar sucrose, to parts of the plant where needed.
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Plant stem
A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root.
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Polyester
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain.
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Polymer
A polymer (Greek poly-, "many" + -mer, "part") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits.
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Sporophyte
A sporophyte is the diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga.
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Stoma
In botany, a stoma (plural "stomata"), also called a stomata (plural "stomates") (from Greek στόμα, "mouth"), is a pore, found in the epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that facilitates gas exchange.
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Synapomorphy and apomorphy
In phylogenetics, apomorphy and synapomorphy refer to derived characters of a clade – characters or traits that are derived from ancestral characters over evolutionary history.
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Transpiration
Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.
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Vascular plant
Vascular plants (from Latin vasculum: duct), also known as tracheophytes (from the equivalent Greek term trachea) and also higher plants, form a large group of plants (c. 308,312 accepted known species) that are defined as those land plants that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant.
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Wax
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures.
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Xerophyte
A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός xeros dry, φυτόν phuton plant) is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water, such as a desert or an ice- or snow-covered region in the Alps or the Arctic.
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Xylem
Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being the other.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_cuticle
