Buds and Stuff

So the babies are growing now. Lots of interesting stuff popping out. Here's a pic of Amadeus from the doctor's office. As you can see the thing in the middle is the terminal bud. And what that is is basically a bud at the tip of a stem. And a bud is basically an underdeveloped shoot that will develop into a flower or a short shoot. You can also see clearly the nodes and internodes. A node holds buds which grows into leaves or flowers, depending on the plant. And internodes are the space between each node. Here you can also see leaves. Leaves maximize the surface area that is exposed to light, therefore photosynthetic function. You can't tell but those leaves are actually covered in cuticles. A waxy cover that helps conserve water.