| ABA | abscisic acid |
| AEC | apical epidermal cap |
| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides |
| AviD | antiviral Dicer |
| CLV | CLAVATA |
| DAMPs | Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ECs | endothelial cells |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EPCs | endothelial progenitor cells |
| EPSCs | epidermal stem cells |
| ES | Established Similarity |
| FA | Functional Analogy |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FS | Functional Similarity |
| GFs | growth factors |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GLR | glutamate receptor-like |
| GLU | glutamate |
| hBD-2 | human β-defensin 2 |
| IL-1 | Interleukin-1 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| JA | jasmonic acid |
| LL37 | human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL37 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PGs | prostaglandins |
| RBbR | retinoblastoma-related proteins |
| REF1 | regeneration factor 1 |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SEs | sieve elements |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIMPs | tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TOR | target of rapamycin |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WNT | Wingless-related integration site signaling pathway |
| WUS | WUSCHEL |