Botany Word Search Puzzles

Botany Word Searches

All items below are categorized by their difficulty level and target audience so you can pick the perfect level of fun and education. We put them in alphabetical order and show the words hidden in the grid so you can quickly page through the list and find one that meets your needs. The words can be in several directions or only forward and down if you need something for the youngsters.

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Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
Botany	Circle the words	AIR, BOTANY, CARBON DIOXIDE, COAT, COTYLEDON, FLOWER, FOLIAGE LEAVES, GROWTH, HYPOCOTYL, LEAF, LIGHT ENERGY, MORTON ARBORETUM, OXYGEN, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PLANTS, RADICLE, ROOT, SEED, SEED COAT, SHELL, SOIL, STEM, SUN, TREES, WATER	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Botany		BLACK NEEDLE RUSH, GREEN BRIAR, LIVE OAK, MAPLE, PINE TREE, ROSEMARY, SAW PALMETTO, SPANISH MOSS, WAX MYRTLE, WILLOW, WIRE GRASS, YUPPON HOLLY	Big	Forward Only
Branches of Botany		AGRONOMY, AGROSTOLOGY, ALGAE, ANATOMY, BRYOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, CROPS, DENDROLOGY, DISEASE, DISTRIBUTION, ECOLOGY, FERN, FLORICULTURE, FLOWER, FOSSIL, FRUIT, FUNCTION, FUNGI, GARDEN, GENETICS, GEOGRAPHY, GRASS, HORTICULTURE, INHERITANCE, INTERACTION, INTERNAL, MORPHOLOGY, MOSS, MYCOLOGY, PALEOBOTANY, PALYNOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, PHYCOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, POLLEN, POMOLOGY, PTERIDOLOGY, STRUCTURE, TAXONOMY, TREE	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Branches of Botany		ACTION, ADVENTURE, ARCADE, ASTEROID, ATARI, AVATAR, CASUAL, CHEAT, CONSOLE, CONTROLLER, DEVELOPER, EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT, GALAGA, GAMECUBE, GAMER, GENRE, MADDEN, MULTIPLAYER, NINTENDO, PACMAN, PLAYSTATION, RESOLUTION, WII, XBOX	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
CELL & PLANT TISSUES		AERENKIM, APIKAL, EPIDERMIS, FLOEM, INTERKALAR, KAMBIUM, KARYON, KLORENKIM, KOLENKIM, KUTIKULA, LENTISEL, MERISTEM, MITOKONDRIA, PALISADE, PARENKIM, PLASTIDA, PROKARIOTIK, RIBOSOM, SELULOSA, SENTRIOL, SERAT, SKLEREID, SKLERENKIM, TRAKEID, XYLEM	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Common Annuals & Perennials		ALYSSUM, BEEBALM, BEGONIA, BLACKEYEDSUSAN, BUTTERFLYFLOWER, CALENDULA, CARNATION, COLUMBINE, CONEFLOWER, COSMOS, DAFFODIL, DAHLIA, DAYLILY, DELPHINIUM, GARDENPHLOX, GERANIUM, GERBERDAISY, GLADIOLUS, IMPATIENS, IRIS, LAVENDAR, LILY, LILYOFTHEVALLEY, LUPINE, MARIGOLD, MORNINGGLORY, NASTURTIUM, PETUNIA, PORTULACA, PRIMROSE, SHASTADAISY, SNAPDRAGON, SUNFLOWER, TIGERLILY, ZINNIA	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Dressmaking	Dressmaking terms and equipment	BACK, BODICE, DARTS, DRESS, FABRIC, FACING, FRONT, GARMENT, GRAIN LINE, HAND SEWING, HEMLINE, INTERFACING, IRON, IRONING BOARD, LEFT, NEEDLES, NOTCH, PATTERN, PINKING SHEARS, PINS, RIGHT, SCISSORS, SEAM, SEAM FINISH, SEWING MACHINE, SIZE, SKIRT, SLEEVE, STRAIGHT STITCH, TACK, TAPE MEASURE, TROUSER, UNPICK, WAIST, ZIG ZAG	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Fall Plants		BUGLEWEED, COLEUS, FIRETHORN, HEUCHERA, OXALIS, SAGE, SEDUM, SNAPDRAGON, VERBENA, WIREVINE	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Flower Parts	flower parts	BEES, EGGS, FLOWER, FRUIT, LEAF, NECTUER, OVARY, PISTIL, POLLEN, ROOTS, SITGMA, STEM, STEMEN, THINGS, WAPS	Older Children	Forward Only
Flowers		ANEMONE, ASTER, CORNFLOWER, DAHLIA, DELPHINIUM, GERBERA, GLADIOLUS, HYACINTH, IRIS, LAVENDER, LILAC, LISIANTHUS, NARCISUSS, ORCHID, PEONY, PROTEA, RANUNCULUS, ROSE, SNAPDRAGON, STATICE, SUNFLOWER	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Flowers		ASTER, BELLS OF IRELAND, BIRDS OF PARADISE, CALLA, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, DAFFODIL, DAHLIA, DELPHINIUM, FREESIA, HYDRANGEA, IRIS, LILY, LISIANTHUS, ORCHID, PEONY, RANUNCULUS, SNAPDRAGON, SUNFLOWER, WAXFLOWER	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Flowers		ALSTROEMERIA, AMARYLLIS, ANAMONE, ANTHURIUM, ASTER, BIRDS OF PARADISE, BOUVARDIA, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, DAFFODIL, DAHLIA, DAISY, DELPHINIUM, FREESIA, GERBERA, GLADIOLUS, GYPSOPHILA, HEATHER, HIBISCUS, HYACINTH, HYDRANGEA, IRIS, JASMINE, LARKSPUR, LIATRIS, LILAC, LILY, LILY OF THE VALLEY, LOTUS, MAGNOLIA, MARIGOLD, ORCHID, PANSY, PEONY, PERIWINKLE, PHLOX, PROTEA KING, QUEEN ANNES LACE, RANUNCULUS, ROSE, SNAPDRAGON, SOLIDAGO, SOLIDASTER, STATICE, STOCK, SUNFLOWER, SWEET PEA, TULIP, VERONICA, ZINNIA	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Flowers		BABYS BREATH, BELLS OF IRELAND, BIRD OF PARADISE, CALLA LILLY, CARNATION, DAFFODIL, HYACINTH, LAVENDER, LILAC, MARIGOLD, PEONY, ROSE, SNAPDRAGON, STOCK, SUNFLOWER, SWEET PEA, TULIP, WAX FLOWER	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Flowers	This is a mix of wild and garden flowers	AZALEA, BEGONIA, BUBBLE GUM, CARNATION, CONEFLOWER, CORNFLOWER, CROCUS, DAFFODIL, DAISY, DANDELION, DEBBIE, FOXGLOVE, FUCHSIA, GERANIUM, HYACINTH, HYDRANGEA, IRIS, JOHNNY JUMP UP, LAVENDER, LILAC, LILY, LUPINE, MARIGOLD, MORNING GLORY, NASTURTIUM, ORCHID, PANSY, PEONY, PETUNIA, POINSETTIA, POPPY, PRIMROSE, REDCLOVER, RHODODENDRON, ROSE, SNAPDRAGON, SUNFLOWER, TULIP, VIOLET, ZINNIA	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Garden		ANNUAL, BLOOM, BLOSSOMS, BUD, FERTILIZER, FOLIAGE, FRUIT, GERMINATE, HERB, HYBRID, LEAF, PERENNIAL, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PISTIL, POLLEN, POLLINATE, ROOT, SEED, SEEDLING, SOW, SPROUT, STAMEN, STEM, VEGETABLE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Gardening		AGRICULTURE, ARRANGEMENT, BACKYARD, BEAUTY, BENEFICIAL, BIOLOGICAL, BLOSSOM, BOTANICAL, COLORFUL, COMPOST, DELICATE, DIRT, EMBED, ENVIRONMENT, FARMING, FEEDER, FERTILIZATION, FLOWERS, GARDEN, GLOVES, GREEN THUMB, GREENHOUSE, HARVEST, HORTICULTURE, HOSE, IRRIGATION, LANDSCAPE, MULCH, NURSERY, ORCHARD, ORGANIC, OUTDOORS, PARK, PETALS, RAINFALL, SEEDING, SHOVAL, SOIL, SPRINKLER, SUNSHINE, TOOLS, TRIMMING, VEGETATION, WATERING CAN, WEEDS	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Growing Orchids - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly		AERATION, AIR MOVEMENT, ANTS, APHIDS, BLIGHT, BLOOM BOOSTER, BOISDUVAL SCALE, BUD DROP, CLONING, CULTURE, DEHYDRATION, DISEASE, DIVISION, DORMANT, FERTILIZER, FLUSH, FOOTCANDLES, FUNGAL DISEASES, FUNGICIDE, FUNGUS GNAT, HONEYDEW, HUMIDITY, HYGROMETER, KEIKIS, LIGHT METER, MEALYBUGS, MEDIA, MICROCLIMATE, PETAL BLIGHT, POLLEN, PROPAGATION, REPOTTING, ROOTBOUND, SCALE, SLUGS, SNAILS, SPIDER MITES, STAKING, VIRUS TEST, WEEDS	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
House Plants	Find Many Popular House Plants	AFRICAN VIOLET, AMARYLLIS, ARROWHEAD VINE, ASPARAGUS FERN, BAMBOO PALM, BIRD OF PARADISE, BOSTON FERN, CHINA DOLL, CHINESE EVERGREEN, CHRISTMAS CACTUS, COLEUS, CROTON, DRACAENA, FICUS, GARDENIA, JADE PLANT, PEACE LILY, PHILODENDRON, PILEA, POTHOS, SNAKE PLANT, SPIDER PLANT, WEEPING FIG	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Insurance		ACTUARY, ASSURANCE, CERTAINTY, COMPREHENSIVE, DEDUCTIONS, INSURABLE, INSURANCE, LIFE, LOADINGS, MOTOR, NONINSURABLE, PERSONAL, POSSIBILITY, PREMIUM, PROPERTY, PROPOSALFORM, RISK, UTMOSTGOODFAITH	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Invasive Plant		BUCKTHORN, CANADA THISTLE, GARLIC MUSTARD, HONEYSUCKLE, LEAFY SPURGE, PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE, REED CANARY GRASS, SPOTTED KNAPWEED	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Orchids	There are 20 orchid related words in this word search.See if you can find all 20,	BASKET, CULTURE, CYMBIDIUM, DENDROBIUM, EPIPHYTE, FERTILIZER, HUMIDITY, KEIKI, MILTONIA, MOTH ORCHID, ONCIDIUM, ORCHID, PAPHIOPEDILUM, SHADE CLOTH, SPIDER ORCHID, SPIKE PSEUDOBULB, TERRESTIAL, TROPICAL, VANDA, VANILLA	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Perrenials		BEGONIA, BLACKBERRIES, CANNA MIX, CHAMOMILE, CLEMANTIS BELLE WOKING, COREOPSIS, DAYLILY STELLA DORO, HOSTA FRANCES WILLIAMS, LAVENDER, LILACS, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, PHLOX, PINK BEGONIA, PINK BLEEDING HEART, RASPBERRIES, RED LEAF DAHLIA, ROSES, STRAWBERRIES, TRILLIUMS, VIOLETS	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Photosynthesis		ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE, ATP, AUTOTROPHS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON SUGAR, CHLOROPLAST, ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN, GRANUM, HETEROTROPHS, LIGHT, LIGHT DEPENDENT, LIGHT INDEPENDENT, NADP, OXYGEN, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PHOTOSYSTEMS, PIGMENTS, STROMA, SUGAR, THYLAKOIDS	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Photosynthesis		ADENOSINE, AUTOTROPH, CAROTENOID, CHLOROPHYLL, CHLOROPLAST, DIPHOSPHATE, ELECTRON, HETEROTROPH, NADPH, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PHOTOSYSTEM, PIGMENT, STROMA, SYNTHASE, THYLAKOID, TRIPHOSPHATE	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plant Cell		CELL MEMBRANE, CELL WALL, CYTOPLASM, ENDOPLASMIC, ER, GOLGI BODIES, LYSOSOME, MITOCHONDRIA, NUCLEOLUS, NUCLEUS, RETICULUM, VACUOLE	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plant Growth		ABSORB, AIR, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHLOROPHYLL, CONE, ENVIRONMENT, FALL, FLOWERS, FOOD, FRUIT, GERMINATE, GRASS, LEAVES, NUTRIENTS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PLANTS, REPRODUCE, ROOT, SEASON, SEED, SEEDLING, SHADE, SOIL, SPACE, SPRING, STEM, SUMMER, SUN, SUNLIGHT, TREES, TRUNK, WARMTH, WATER, WIND, WINTER	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plant Propagation		AIR, ASEXUAL, BARK, BUDDING, BULBS, BURLAP, CORMS, CULTURE, CUTTINGS, DIVISION, FLOWER, GRAFTING, HORIZONS, LAYERING, MEDIA, MICROPROPAGATION, MOISTURE, NURSERY, ORNAMENTALS, PERLITE, PROPAGATE, REPRODUCTION, ROOTS, SEEDS, SEPARATION, SOIL, STEM, STOCK, SUNLIGHT, TISSUE, VERMICULITE	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plant Propagation		COMPOST, ENVIRONMENT, FORK, GROUND, GROWING, HARDENING OFF, LABEL, OPEN, POLYTHENE, SEED COAT, SEED TRAY, SEEDLING, SOWING, TECHNIQUES, TEMPERATURE, TRANSPLANT, TROWEL, VENTILATION, WATER, WATERING CAN	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plant Structure	find the words	BLADE, BUDS, CHLOROPLAST, CORK, CYTOPLASM, DERMAL, DICOT, EPIDERMIS, GROUND, LEAVES, MINERALS, MONOCOT, NODE, PETIOLE, PHLOEM, ROOTS, SAP, SIEVE, STEM, TAPROOT, TISSUE, TRACHEIDS, VASCULAR, WATER, XYLEM	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plant Structure and Function		ADHESION, APICAL MERISTEM, BUD, CAPILLARY ACTION, COLLENCHYMA, CORK CAMBIUM, CORTEX, ENDODERMIS, EPIDERMIS, GAURD CELL, HYPHOTHESIS, LIGNIN, MERISTEM, MESOPHYLL, NODE, PARENCHYMA, PRESSURE FLOW, PRIMARY GROWTH, ROOT CAP, ROOT HAIRS, SCLERENCHYMA, SECONDARY GROWTH, STOMA, TRANSPIRTATION, VASCULAR BUNDLE, VASCULAR CAMBIUM	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plant Structures		ADVENTITIOUS, ANTHER, AXILLARY, AXILLARY BUD, BINOMIAL, BULB, CHLORPLAST, CORM, COROLLA, CUTICLE, DIVISION, ELONGATION, FILAMENT, FLOWER, FRUIT, GENUS, HERBACEOUS, INTERNODE, LEAF, LENTICEL, MARGIN, MESOPHYLL, ORNAMENTAL, PALISADE, PERFECT, PETAL, PETIOLE, PHOTOTROPISM, PLANT, POLLINATION, ROOT, SEPAL, SPECIES, STEM, STIGMA, STOME, TAPROOT, TAXONOMY, TERMINALBUD, TUBER, VARIETY	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants		CARBON, DIOXIDE, FLOWER, GREEN, LEAVES, MINERALS, OXYGEN, PETALS, PLANTS, POLLEN, ROOTS, SEEDS, SOIL, STEM, SUN, WATER	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants		ALLIUM, ANEMONE, AQUILEGIA, CAMELIA, CERCIDIPHYLLUM, CLEMATIS, CYSTIS, DAPHNE, ERYTHRONIUM, EUPHORBIA, FORSYTHIA, FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS, HELLEBORUS, HEMEROCALLIS, HEPATICA, KERRIA JAPONICA, LATHYRUS ODROATUS, LILAC, LONICERA, MAGNOLIA, MUSCARI LATIFOLIUM, OXALIS, PAENOIA, PHILIDELPHUS, PRUNUS, PULMONARIA, RIBES, SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS, TRILLIUM, VIBURNUM	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants		ABSORB, ADULT PLANT, AIR, BLOOM, BLOSSOM, CHANGES, ENVIRONMENT, FALL, FLOWER, FOOD, FRUIT, GERMINATE, LEAVES, NATURE, NUTRIENTS, PLANTS, ROOTS, SEED, SEEDLING, SOIL, SPACE, SPRING, STEM, SUMMER, SUN, SUNLIGHT, TREE, WARMTH, WATER, WINTER	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants	Find Words Relating To Plants	ARCHAEPLASTIDA, CELLULOSE, CHLOROPHYLL, CHLOROPLASTS, CONIFERS, ENERGY, FERNS, FLOWERING PLANTS, GREEN ALGAE, GREEN PLANTS, LAND PLANTS, LIVING, MOSSES, MULTICELLULAR, ORGANISMS, PARASITIC, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PLANTAE, SEED PLANTS, SPECIES, SUNLIGHT, VIRIDIPLANTAE	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants		APPLE, BLACK BERRY, BLUE BERRY, CANTALOPE, CHERRY, HONEY, HONEYDEW, LEMON, LIME, ORANGE, PEACH, PINEAPPLE, PLUM, PUMPKIN, RASPBERRY, ROSE, STRAWBERRY, SUNFLOWER, TANGERINE, TULIP, WATERMELON	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants		BUDS, FLOWER, LEAVES, LIGHT, MINERALS, PHLOEM, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, POLLINATION, ROOTS, SEEDS, STEM, TRANSPIRATION, WATER, XYLEM	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants		AZALEA, CAMELLIA, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHRYSANTHEMUM, DAFFODIL, DAHLIA, DAISY, DANDELION, FUCHSIA, HYACINTH, HYDRANGEA, LILAC, MALACHI, ORCHID, OXYGEN, PEONY, PETAL, PETUNIA, PHLOX, PISTIL, POINSETTIA, POLLEN, SEQUOIA, WISTERIA, ZECHARIAH	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Plants	Word search on the key words of plant growth and photosynthesis	ADAPTATION, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHLOROPHYLL, CHLOROPLAST, DEFICIENCY, DIFFUSION, ENERGY, EPIDERMIS, EVAPORATION, FERTILISER, GLUCOSE, GUARD CELL, LEAVES, LIGHT, MAGNESIUM, MESOPHYLL, MINERALS, NITRATES, OXYGEN, PALISADE, PHLOEM, PHOSPHATES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, POTASSIUM, PRODUCER, ROOTS, SPONGY, STARCH, STOMATA, TRANSPIRATION, WATER, WAXY LAYER, XYLEM	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Roses		ATTAR, AWARD, BREEDING, BUD, CREAM, CULTIVATE, CUT, EUDICOT, EUKARYOTE, GARDEN, HATS, HIP, JELLY, LEAVE, MINIATURE, PARADE, PERFUME, PETAL, PLANTAE, ROSA, ROSID, ROSOIDEAE, STEMS, SYRUP, TEA, THORN, WATER, WILD	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
SAFETY MINING	Find as many words that pertain to safety as possible.	BOOTS, COMMUNICATION, CONFINEDSPACE, COPPER, EARPLUGS, EMERGENCY, FACESHIELD, FALLPROTECTION, FIRECONTROL, GLASSES, GLOVES, GROUNDCONTROL, HARDHAT, HARNESS, HEALTH, ILLUMINATION, INSPECTION, LANYARD, LOCKS, MINER, MSHA, PPE, PREVENTION, RESPIRATOR, SAFETY, SEATBELT, SLAM, SLEEP, SUPERVISOR, TRAINING, VEST	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Shrubs		ARMAND CLEMATIS, CASTOR OIL PLANT, CLIMBING HYDRANGREA, COMMON BOX, COMMON IVY, CRIMSON GLORY VINE, DAVID VIBURNUM, DOGWOOD, GOLDEN BAMBOO, HEMP PALM, NEW ZEALAND FLAX, OSMANTHUS, PITTOSPORUM, ROSEMARY, SKIMMIA	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Steel Properties and Shape	Kindly encircle either horizontal,vertical,diagonal or reverse. There are 6 properties and 6 shape of steel given	ANGLE, BAR, BEARING PILES, CHANNEL, DUCTILITY, PIPE, PLATE, SHEAR MODULUS, TENSILE STRENGTH, TOUGHNESS, WELDABILITY, YIELD STRESS	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Trees		APPLE, BIRCH, BLUE SPRUCE, CHOKE CHERRY, COTTONWOOD, CRAB APPLE, ELM, EVERGREEN, FIG, GREEN ASH, JUNIPER, LILAC, MAPLE, OAK, PINE, PRUNE, RED DOGWOOD, RIVER BIRCH, SHRUB, TREE, WEEPING WILLOW	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Wildflowers		ALKANET, BACHELOR S BUTTON, BINDWEED, BLACKBERRY, BLUEBELL, BUGLE, BUTTERCUP, CAMPION, CELANDINE, CHICKWEED, COMFREY, DAISY, DOGROSE, EYEBRIGHT, FEVERFEW, FLAX, FORGET ME NOT, FOXGLOVE, IRIS, LADY SMOCK, LILAC, MALLOW, MEADOW SWEET, NIGHTSHADE, SILVERWEED, SKULLCAP, SOWTHISTLE, SPEEDWELL, TANSY, YARROW	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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