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germination ![click to hear : germination click to hear : germination](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Phenomenon by which, given favorable conditions, a seed will develop and grow into a plant.
root hairs ![click to hear : root hairs click to hear : root hairs](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Root cell extensions that ensure the provision of water and mineral salts; they increase the surface area available for absorbing nutrients.
leaf ![click to hear : leaf click to hear : leaf](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Usually thin and flat part of a vegetable that grows out of the stem and is specially adapted to capturing light and performing photosynthesis.
terminal bud ![click to hear : terminal bud click to hear : terminal bud](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Bud that grows at the end of the stem, enabling it to grow longer.
cotyledon ![click to hear : cotyledon click to hear : cotyledon](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
First leaf, formed inside the seed; it provides vital food for the seedling, then withers and falls shortly after germination.
first leaves ![click to hear : first leaves click to hear : first leaves](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
secondary root ![click to hear : secondary root click to hear : secondary root](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Offshoot growing out of the primary root.
primary root ![click to hear : primary root click to hear : primary root](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Root that emerges as the radicle develops; many secondary offshoots rapidly grow out of it.
radicle ![click to hear : radicle click to hear : radicle](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
First root produced by the seed; it quickly breaks through the seed coat and grows downward into the soil.
seed ![click to hear : seed click to hear : seed](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.