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| seed coat | the outer protective covering of a seed |
| embryo | the baby plant inside a seed |
| cotyledon | the food stored inside a seed |
| monocot | a plant that has only one area for stored food in its seed and one leaf on its sprout. Flowers have petals in multiples of three |
| dicot | a plant that has two areas for stored food in the seed and two leaves on the sprout. Flowers have petals in multiples of four or five |
| germination | to begin to grow or develop |
| photosynthesis | the process by which green plants use light energy to make food |
| pistil | the female part of a flower |
| stamen | the male part of a flower |
| pollen | the substance produced by the stamen which is used in pollination |
| pollination | the transfer of pollen from the male part of the flower (stamen) to the female part of the flower (pistil) |
| ovary | the part of the pistil where eggs are stored |
| petiole | connects the leaf to the stem |
| veins | carry nutrients and water through the leaf |
| blade | main part of the leaf |
| taproot | a main root that is longer and thicker than the rest of the root system, smaller roots branch off |
| fibrous root | a network of branching roots with no main root |
| node | the place where a leaf grows |
| terminal bud | the bud at the end of a plant |
