This is a very useful site for an instructor hoping to implement the use of peer review in any subject. Melanie Dawson of the University of Richmond's Writing Center has prepared a Peer Editing Guide (more info) .
morphology. n. 1. (Biology) the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms. 2. (Linguistics) the form and structure of words in a language, esp the consistent patterns of inflection, combination, derivation and change, etc, that may be observed and classified. 3. the form and structure of anything.
This page provides a Glossary of plant morphology. Botanists and other biologists who study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens.These terms are used to identify and classify plants.This page is provided to help in understanding the numerous other pages describing plants by their various taxa. The accompanying page, Plant morphology provides an overview of the science of studying the external form of plants. Also produced by some species that grow in trees or water. 2  Rootstock â the underground part of a plant normally referring to a caudex or rhizome. 3  Runner â an above ground stem usually rooting and producing new plants at the nodes. 4  Scandent â a stem that climbs.