Glossary
F

Fern

Fledge

Floret

Follicle

Forage

Frond

Fused

Fusiform

Spore-producing vascular plant.

Period when birds acquire first true feathers and leave nest.

A minute flower, an individual flower of a cluster in the sunflower family.

Dry fruit that splits open by a single suture to release seeds.

The act of searching for food.

Leaf of a fern; term sometimes used for foliage of palms.

Attached to other structures, such as tubular petals or sepals.

Refers to torpedo-shaped body.