Botanical Research Methods

noun a compound used in histology to stain chromosomes

adjective describing the compound aceto-orcein

• Aceto-orcein is a staining solution commonly used in histology to visualize chromosomes.
• I accidentally spilled some aceto-orcein on my lab coat while staining slides.
• I hate working with aceto-orcein, it always stains everything!
• The aceto-orcein seemed to bring out the hidden details of the cells, like a magical dye.

noun a botanical term referring to the upper part of a plant's stem where the leaves are attached

• The acrotarsium is the joint between the tarsus and the metatarsus in the anatomy of birds.
• I learned about the acrotarsium in my biology class today.
• Check out the cool acrotarsium on that bird!
• The acrotarsium represents the connection between two important parts of the body.