Science · Plants
Plant Parts Vocabulary
Key words for the parts of a plant and how plants grow, for word games and review.
- 🎓 Grades 2–3
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 1-LS1-1
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root
Plant part that grows underground and takes in water
stem
Plant part that holds the plant up and carries water
leaf
Flat green part where a plant makes food
flower
Plant part that makes seeds
petal
Colorful part of a flower
seed
Small part that can grow into a new plant
fruit
Part of a plant that holds and protects seeds
pollen
Yellow powder that flowers need to make seeds
bark
Tough outer covering of a tree trunk
sprout
A young plant just starting to grow
germinate
When a seed begins to grow
seedling
A very young plant grown from a seed
nectar
Sweet liquid in flowers that bees drink
bud
Small bump that will open into a leaf or flower
chlorophyll
Green material in leaves that captures sunlight
photosynthesis
How plants make food from sunlight, water and air
pollinator
Animal like a bee that carries pollen between flowers
soil
Loose top layer of earth where plants grow
thorn
Sharp point on a stem that protects a plant
vine
A plant with a long stem that climbs or crawls
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