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Plant Components, Aerial

	Flowering Tops - Tops of plants when in flower, including the stems, leaves and blooms.
	Fruit - The fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds.
	Plant Epidermis - A thin layer of cells forming the outer integument of seed plants and ferns. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
	Plant Leaves - Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)
	Plant Shoots - New immature growth of a plant including stem, leaves and tips of branches.
	Plant Stems - Parts of plants that usually grow vertically upwards towards the light and support the leaves, buds, and reproductive structures. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

Plant Components, Aerial Medical Definitions and Terms