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Botanical leaf shapes word search with terms like lanceolate, palmate, pinnate, and serrated.
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This 40-word leaf morphology word search introduces elementary and middle school students to botanical terminology for leaf shapes and margins. Hidden words include lanceolate, palmate, pinnate, serrated, compound, and simple, covering both overall form and edge characteristics. Use it as a plant-unit vocabulary warm-up, a free-time enrichment activity, or a template for other botany-themed puzzles.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Plants
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated June 2025

Word List

  • OVAL
  • LANCEOLATE
  • CORDATE
  • PALMATE
  • PINNATE
  • SPATULATE
  • DELTOID
  • LINEAR
  • OBLONG
  • ELLIPTICALS
  • ORBICULAR
  • RENIFORM
  • HASTATE
  • SAGITTATE
  • LOBED
  • SERRATED
  • ENTIRE
  • CRENATE
  • DENTATE
  • UNDULATE
  • ACICULAR
  • FALCATE
  • PELTATE
  • BIFID
  • TRIFOLIATE
  • BIPINNATE
  • TRIFID
  • NEEDLES
  • SCALE
  • COMPOUND
  • SIMPLE
  • DISSECTED
  • PARTED
  • CLEFT
  • INCISED
  • RUNCINATE
  • OVATE
  • ROTUND
  • ROSETTE
  • AURICULATE

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