The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun

The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun (1672) was an early work by Nehemiah Grew, an English botanist and physician. Grew, alongside Marcello Malpighi, is considered a founder of plant anatomy. This book, presented to the Royal Society, detailed the structure of bean seeds and introduced terms like "radicle" for embryonic root and "parenchyma" for unspecialized cells. Grew also noted the existence of cells in plants, though their biological significance was not yet understood. Vegetables are generally classified by the plant part consumed, such as roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, or seeds.1234