Plant Science Glossary

noun the study of ferns

• Filicology is the scientific study of ferns.
• I heard that filicology is all about studying ferns.
• Filicology sounds like just studying plants to me.
• To truly understand the complexity of nature, one must delve into the world of filicology.

adjective relating to or characteristic of plants that grow from the apex of the stem, such as ferns and mosses

• The acrogenous plant grew taller than the surrounding vegetation.
• That tall plant over there is acrogenous, it just keeps growing upwards.
• Check out that acrogenous plant, it's reaching for the sky!
• His ambitions were acrogenous, always aiming higher and higher.

noun the quality of being adventitious; happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature

• The adventitiousness of the new business partnership raised concerns among the shareholders.
• The unexpected adventitiousness of the situation caught everyone off guard.
• I never expected such adventitiousness to happen, it's crazy!
• The adventitiousness of life's twists and turns can lead us down unexpected paths.