Plant Growth And Development Vocabulary

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• Seeds germinate from the soil when provided with the right conditions.
• Plants germinate from the seeds we planted last week.
• New ideas germinate from brainstorming sessions.
• Hope can germinate from even the darkest of situations.

noun the act of cutting off or removal, especially of leaves, flowers, or fruits from a plant

• The process of abscission is crucial for plants to shed leaves or fruits.
• Plants drop leaves and fruits through abscission.
• Plants do some self-pruning through abscission.
• Sometimes in life, we need to practice abscission by letting go of things that no longer serve us.

noun the process by which certain seeds require a period of time after harvest before they are able to germinate

• Afterripening is a process where seeds require a period of dormancy before they can germinate.
• You have to wait for afterripening before you can plant those seeds.
• Let the seeds do their afterripening thing before planting them.
• Just like seeds need afterripening to grow, sometimes we need time to mature and develop before taking on new challenges.