Glossary

Annulus
Blade
Diploid
Elongate
Gametophyte
Indusium
Megaphyll
A type of plant leaf that has multiple veins, the other type being a microphyll which only has a single vein.
Megaphyllous
Having megaphylls or reduced structures derived from megaphylls.
Microphyll
Perennial
Phloem
Sorus
Sporangium
Spore
Spore
Sporophyte
The asexual spore-producing diploid stage in the life cycle of plants and most algae. The alternate life cycle stage is the gametophyte
Stalk
Stipe
Stomium
Vascular bundle
Vascular tissue
A cellular assembly for transporting water and nutrients, the major components of which are xylem and phloem.
Vein
Xylem
A type of plant tissue that transports water and soluble mineral nutrients.