Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| accumbent | of plants, lying against something. |
| acropetal | in the direction of the tip of the plant. |
| acropetally | (Adv.) ACROPETAL, in the direction of the tip of the plant. |
| adnascent | growing on some other thing. |
| aerotropism | curvature in response to concentration of oxygen. |
| amplexicaul | stem-clasping. |
| apheliotropic | growing away from the sun. |
| apheliotropism | growth away from the sun. |
| apogeotropic | bending up or away from the ground. |
| apogeotropism | bending up or away from the ground. |
| ascensive | rising; curving up from a prostrate to an erect position. |
| basifugal | developing in a direction away from the base. |
| caulicolous | growing on a stem. |
| caulinary | belonging to or growing from a stem. |
| cauline | belonging to or growing from a stem. |
| cernuous | of flowers and buds, nodding, bowing down, drooping. |
| cespitose | growing in clusters or tufts. |
| cespitosely | (Adv.) CESPITOSE, growing in clusters or tufts. |
| circumnutation | rotation in a nodding position, as the helical path described by the growing point of a plant. |
| circumnutatory | showing circumnutation. |
| declinate | curving downwards. |
| decomplex | repeatedly compound. |
| decurrent | continued down the stem. |
| decurrently | (Adv.) DECURRENT, continued down the stem. |
| decursive | running down; decurrent. |
| decursively | (Adv.) DECURSIVE, running down; decurrent. |
| defluent | running down, decurrent. |
| dehiscent | gaping, bursting open, as the capsule of a plant. |
| diageotropic | tending to grow at right angles to the line of gravity. |
| diageotropism | the tendency of roots to orient perpendicular to gravity. |
| diaheliotropic | turning transversely to the light. |
| diaheliotropism | the state of being diaheliotropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| diaphototropic | diaheliotropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| diaphototropism | the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| diaphototropy | the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| diatropic | relating to diatropism, the growth of plant roots at right angles to an applied force. |
| diatropism | the growth of plant roots at right angles to an applied force. |
| epicormic | denoting shoots that grow from buds below the bark on the trunk or branch of a tree. |
| epigaeal | growing or living close to the ground, with cotyledons above ground. |
| epigaean | growing or living close to the ground, with cotyledons above ground. |
| epigaeous | growing or living close to the ground, with cotyledons above ground. |
| epigeal | growing or living close to the ground, with cotyledons above ground. |
| epigean | growing or living close to the ground, with cotyledons above ground. |
| epigeic | growing or living close to the ground, with cotyledons above ground. |
| epigeous | growing or living close to the ground, with cotyledons above ground. |
| epigynous | growing upon the top of the ovary; having calyx, corolla and stamens inserted on the top of an inferior ovary. |
| epigyny | the condition of growing on top of the ovary. |
| epilithic | of plants, growing on the surface of rock. |
| epinastic | growing more rapidly on the upper than on the under surface. |
| epinastically | (Adv.) EPINASTIC, growing more rapidly on the upper than on the under surface. |
| epinasty | a downward tilt to leaves caused by excessive upperside growth. |
| epiphyllous | borne on the leaves or leaflike organs. |
| equitant | of leaves, folded lengthwise over succeeding leaves. |
| eutropic | turning to face the sun. |
| eutropous | according to eutropy, turning sunwise. |
| geminous | double; occurring in pairs. |
| geophytic | of or like a geophyte, a plant that survives the winter by having subterranean buds. |
| habitus | (Lat.) the characteristic appearance, manner of growth, etc of a plant or animal. |
| haptotropic | curving in response to touch. |
| heliotropic | turning towards the sun. |
| heliotropical | turning towards the sun. |
| heliotropically | (Adv.) HELIOTROPICAL, turning towards the sun. |
| hydrotactic | relating to hydrotaxis, movement towards or away from water. |
| hydrotaxis | movement towards or away from water. |
| hydrotropic | exhibiting hydrotropism, i.e. growth in the direction of water. |
| hydrotropically | (Adv.) HYDROTROPIC, exhibiting hydrotropism. |
| hypogaeous | underground; germinating with cotyledons underground. |
| hyponastic | relating to hyponasty, a tendency in part of a plant to grow more rapidly on the underside. |
| hyponastically | (Adv.) HYPONASTIC, relating to hyponasty, a tendency in part of a plant to grow more rapidly on the underside. |
| hyponasty | a tendency in part of a plant to grow more rapidly on the underside, so that it curves upwards. |
| natant | floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants. |
| natantly | (Adv.) NATANT, floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies. |
| nutant | nodding; pendulous. |
| ombrophilous | capable of withstanding long periods of rain. |
| orthotropism | vertical growth. |
| paraheliotropic | turning edgewise to the light. |
| perfoliate | of a leaf or bract, completely encircling the axis and so the stem apparently passing through it. |
| petaliferous | bearing petals. |
| photophilous | light-loving, turning towards the light. |
| phreatophyte | a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| phreatophytic | of or like a phreatophyte, a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| plagiotropism | the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| plagiotropous | showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| postical | of the position of plant parts, behind another part. |
| ptyxis | (Greek) the way in which an individual leaf is folded in a bud. |
| radicant | rooting from the stem. |
| rectipetality | the tendency to grow in a straight line. |
| rectipetaly | the tendency to grow in a straight line. |
| reptant | creeping; crawling. |
| rosulate | of leaves and bracts, arranged in little roselike clusters. |
| scandent | climbing. |
| sessile | stalkless. |
| sessility | the quality of being sessile. |
| sinistrorsal | of a climbing plant, rising helically and turning to the right. |
| sinistrorsally | (Adv.) SINISTRORSAL, rising helically and turning to the right. |
| stratose | in strata, layered. |
| stratous | in strata, layered. |
| subsessile | almost sessile. |
| succubous | having the lower leaf-margin overlapping the leaf below, as in some mosses. |
| thermotropic | bending towards or away from a heat source; (noun) a thermotropic plant. |
| twiny | with a twining habit. |
| viminal | of or pertaining to twigs. |