Plant Growth And Development

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

• The water from the spring issue forth from the rocks.
• The soda machine issue forth cans of soda all day long.
• The music issue forth from the speakers, getting everyone pumped up.
• His anger seemed to issue forth from deep within him, surprising everyone around.

noun an animal that is small or stunted compared to others of its kind, especially a pig

adjective used to describe something as small or inferior in size or quality

• The smallest piglet in the litter is often referred to as the runt.
• My little brother is the runt of the family, but he's got a big personality.
• Don't underestimate the runt of the group, he's got some tricks up his sleeve.
• In a pack of wolves, the runt may be the weakest physically, but they can be the most cunning.

verb to cut off or remove a part, such as a leaf or fruit, from a plant

• The plant will eventually abscise its withered leaves as part of its natural growth process.
• I noticed that the tree in our backyard is starting to abscise its leaves for the fall.
• The tree is gonna abscise those dead leaves soon, just wait and see.
• Sometimes we need to abscise toxic relationships from our lives in order to grow and thrive.

verb to separate or drop off, typically leaves or fruit, from a plant

• The plant was abscising its leaves in preparation for winter.
• The tree was dropping its leaves like crazy, abscising all over the place.
• The plant was like 'I'm outta here' and started abscising its leaves.
• She felt like she was abscising all the negativity from her life, letting go of things that no longer served her.

noun a specialized layer of cells that forms at the base of a leaf or fruit stem, leading to the detachment of the leaf or fruit from the plant

• The abscission zone is the area in a plant where a leaf or fruit is separated from the rest of the plant.
• When the leaf falls off the tree, it's because of the abscission zone.
• The abscission zone is like the plant's way of saying 'I don't need you anymore'.
• Just like how the abscission zone lets go of the leaf, sometimes we need to let go of things in our lives that no longer serve us.

noun a small bud that develops on a plant and contributes to its growth and development

• The accessory bud on the plant will eventually develop into a new branch.
• Check out the cute accessory bud on this flower!
• That accessory bud is gonna bloom into something awesome.
• The accessory bud represents the potential for growth and new beginnings.

adjective relating to or moving towards the apex or tip of a plant or plant part

• The acropetal transport of nutrients in plants occurs from the roots towards the leaves.
• The nutrients travel acropetally from the roots to the leaves in plants.
• Plants move their nutrients up from the roots to the leaves in an acropetal direction.
• Just like how nutrients move acropetally in plants, positive energy flows upwards in our lives.