Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Jasmine (white)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, friendliness;

Jasmine (yellow)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: modesty, shyness;

Jasmine (red)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, foolishness, merriment;

Waiting (aerial) roots

Термины кактусовода

Root primordia that form on the surface of cuttings of plants being rooted or on the lateral shoots ("plantlets") of stems of species prone to producing plantlets. When placed in soil, waiting roots develop, forming a normal root system. S…

Glandular pubescence

Специальные термины

Pubescence of glandular hairs. Usually recognized by thickenings on the hairs. Glandular hairs (glandular trichomes, glands) are unicellular or multicellular outgrowths or hairs on leaves, stems, flowers and fruits that produce, concentrat…

Acorn

Язык цветов - значения

Scandinavian symbol of life and immortality;

Geneva

Термины фиалковеда

White margin on a flower of contrasting color (for example, in Lyon's Victorian Valentine).

Hedge (living fence)

Ландшафтные термины

Plantings of trained or freely growing trees or shrubs (or their combination) intended to produce dense, impenetrable vegetation. They are usually trimmed to form a green wall. Depending on their purpose, hedges can be single-, double- or …

Life form

Термины кактусовода

1. The external appearance of plants reflecting their adaptability to environmental conditions. 2. A unit of ecological classification of plants with a similar adaptive structure.

Vitality

Термины кактусовода

The degree of a plant's resistance to environmental disturbances, the intensity of the organism's life processes, the degree and measure of its resilience.

Venation

Специальные термины

The arrangement of veins on a leaf.

Honeysuckle

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: magnanimity, generosity, sweet nature;

Ovary

Термины кактусовода

The lower, enlarged part of the pistil that contains the ovules.

Ovary

Специальные термины

Part of the pistil of flowering plants.

Dense plantings

Ландшафтные термины

A technique for shaping a park landscape by planting trees 1–1.5 m apart from each other in order to more rapidly create compact stands. Such plantings, during the stage of trunk formation, are more stable and develop well. Thinning is car…

Plant odor

Термины кактусовода

Scorching, discoloration of the stem caused by overheating of the air or by its high dryness.

Primordium

Термины кактусовода

A group of cells from which the development of an organism begins (primordium bud, flower bud).

Star

Термины фиалковеда

Type of flower in which five identical petals form a star-shaped, symmetrical flower (for example, in Rainbow's Quiet Riot).

St. John's wort

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: hostility;

Potting mix

Термины кактусовода

Growing medium for plants composed of various components.

Strawberry (flower)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, perfect superiority;

Strawberry tree

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers "I love";

Zygomorphic flower

Термины кактусовода

(From Greek zeugos - pair and morphe - form) a flower through which only one axis of symmetry can be drawn.

Winter garden

Ландшафтные термины

A large glazed room or part of a room for growing exotic plants. It is furnished with pools, sculptures, and fountains.

Goldenrod

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, success, "Appreciate any good fortune";

Zoning of the territory

Ландшафтные термины

Division of the territory of a settlement, park, garden, or homestead plot into zones with different functional purposes.

Zoophobes

Термины кактусовода

Plants that have defensive adaptations against being eaten by animals.

Zoochory

Термины кактусовода

Dispersal of seeds by animals. Epizoochory - on the body of animals; endozoochory - inside the animal's body.

Zoochory

Специальные термины

Dispersal of fruits, seeds, and other plant parts by animals.

Candytuft

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: indifference, apathy;

Identification

Термины кактусовода

(From Latin identifico - I establish identity, I identify) - as precisely as possible establishing the identity of the plant under consideration to a particular group: species, genus, family, etc.

Variability

Термины кактусовода

The presence of heterogeneity and differences among individuals of the same species.

Variability

Специальные термины

The property of living organisms to exist in various forms. A distinction is made between genetic (hereditary) variability, which may be based on mutations, and modificational (non-hereditary) variability, which is based on the influence o…

Isomorphism

Термины кактусовода

Similarity of organs in two different plant species.

Ikebana

Ландшафтные термины

Translated from Japanese, it means 'preserving flowers in a second life' and is an ancient original art of floral arrangement in Japan.

Icotype

Термины кактусовода

A type used for identification but previously not described (cited) in the literature.

Soil impedance

Термины кактусовода

Total electrical resistance.

Inbreeding [intsukht]

Термины кактусовода

(From the English in - in, inside and breeding - breeding) the crossing of organisms that have common ancestors, close inbreeding, as well as pollination with one's own pollen. According to one view, it is believed that in inbreeding there…

Inhibitors

Термины кактусовода

(From Latin inhibeo - I restrain, I stop) - substances of diverse chemical nature that suppress the catalytic activity of individual enzymes or enzyme systems. In a broad sense, the term is used to denote substances that slow down various …