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Absorbing root hairs

Cactus grower terms

Root hairs that form on branches of the root system when they are wetted with water, which helps to increase absorptive capacity. They die off during prolonged soil dryness.

Absorptive capacity

Cactus grower terms

The level of water uptake of dissolved nutrients by the root system. It depends on the condition of the plant's above-ground parts, the root system itself, and the composition of the substrate.

Absorptive power

Cactus grower terms

The rate at which root hair cells absorb water and the nutrients dissolved in it.

Acacia (blooming)

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers: secret love, chastity, loneliness;

Acacia (pink)

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers: elegance, charm;

Acacia (white)

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers, platonic love, "Why is my love unrequited?";

Acacia (yellow)

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers, love has left;

Accent

Landscape terms

In garden and park art, emphasis is placed on a detail (a group of trees, a tree, or a shrub) within the overall landscape composition. An accent element of the landscape can be a sculpture, a gazebo, or any other architectural form.

Acclimatization

Cactus grower terms

The adaptation of plants to new, unfamiliar conditions of growth, primarily soil and climatic conditions.

Acorn

Language of flowers - meanings

Scandinavian symbol of life and immortality;

Acquired characteristics

Cactus grower terms

Those that were not present in the parents and appear when cultivation conditions change.

Adventitious roots

Cactus grower terms

"Waiting roots" - root primordia of cacti that form during prolonged absence of water. In a moist environment they can very quickly activate and develop into a normal root system with its characteristic functions.

Adventitious roots

Special terms

Roots that arise on various parts of the shoot (stem, leaves and their derivatives).

Aerial roots

Special terms

Adventitious roots that develop on aboveground shoots and, as a rule, do not reach the substrate. Common in epiphytic orchids, some aroids, etc. Their main function is the absorption of moisture from the air and photosynthesis (in the latt…

Aerius

Bonsai terms

Like aerial roots

Aerosolarium

Landscape terms

An area equipped for air and sun baths.

Affinus

Bonsai terms

Closely related

Agraf

Landscape terms

Stylized plant motif used in the design of garden parterres of the 17th–18th centuries. It usually took the form of a bunch of branches, leaves, or petals radiating from a single point at the edge of the parterre.

Aha (akh-akh)

Landscape terms

The boundary of a garden or park that does not obstruct the view of the surrounding landscape; created using a deep ditch and a retaining wall. This technique was used in parks of the 18th–19th centuries.

Air humidity

Garden terms

The content of water vapor in the air.

Alkaloids

Cactus grower terms

Organic nitrogen-containing substances of predominantly plant origin that exert varying effects on the nervous system of animals and humans.

Allele

Cactus grower terms

(From Greek allelon - one another, mutually) - one of two or more alternative structural states of a gene.

Alley

Landscape terms

A vehicular or pedestrian road planted on both sides with trees, shrubs, or climbing plants

Allogamy

Cactus grower terms

Pollination of a flower by the pollen of another flower, but from the same plant.

Alluvial layers

Cactus grower terms

Sedimentary deposits in the form of alluvial layers, accumulating on land under the influence of flowing water.