Leaf succulent
Специальные термины
A plant that has water-storing tissues in its leaves, containing large amounts of water.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Leaf arrangement
Специальные термины
The order of attachment of leaves on the stem.
Palm leaves
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, victory and success;
Lithophyte
Термины по орихидеям
(From Greek Lithos – stone, phyton – plant) — a plant growing on stones and rocks.
Lomas
Термины кактусовода
The plant formation of the Pacific coastal deserts of South America, which includes ephemerals, epiphytes, etc., whose vegetation occurs in the winter and spring periods under the influence of frequent fogs and drizzle (garua).
Lotus
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, happiness, health, long life;
Snapdragon
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: deceit, indulgence, strength;
Lusthaus
Ландшафтные термины
A garden pavilion of the large gazebo type, usually with lavish architectural ornamentation. The term was widely used in the early 18th century (for example, the Lusthauses of the second Summer Garden in St. Petersburg are known).
Magnesium deficiency
Термины кактусовода
A diseased condition of a plant caused by a shortage of magnesium in the soil.
Magnolia
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: nobility, persistence, perseverance, "I want to love you";
Poppy
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers eternal sleep, oblivion, as well as - imagination, dreaminess, youth, sociability;
Poppy (white)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: consolation;
Poppy (yellow)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, wealth, success;
Poppy (red)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers pleasure;
Field poppy
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "I dream of you";
Garden poppy
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "Let's love one another while there is still time!";
Maquis, Macchia
Cадовые термины
(French maquis, Italian macchia) — thickets of evergreen xerophytic sclerophyllous and spiny shrubs (usually 1.5-2.5 m) and low trees (up to 8-10 m) in Mediterranean countries, in the lower mountain belt up to 700 m altitude. Typical repre…
Daisy
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: purity, innocence, true love, "I will never tell";
Massif
Ландшафтные термины
A large element of a garden-park landscape consisting of park-forming vegetation (from 1–4 to several dozen hectares); flower compositions covering an area of 80–150 m².
Mother leaf
Термины фиалковеда
The leaf from which this group of plantlets was obtained.
Mother leaf
Специальные термины
The leaf from which this group of offsets was obtained.
Mother plant
Специальные термины
The name of a plant, most often lacking an apical growth point, that produces lateral shoots (plantlets).
Mother (parent) plant ("mother plants")
Термины кактусовода
The term, widely used among collectors, designates mature fruiting plants, or their "stumps", that serve as a source for obtaining cuttings and daughter shoots from which new full-fledged plants are obtained for their subsequent rooting or…
Coltsfoot
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: maternal love and care; proven justice;
Double-flowered
Термины фиалковеда
Type of flower in which the number of petals exceeds 10 (for example, in Majesty).
Interspecific hybrid
Термины по орихидеям
A hybrid formed as a result of crossing two species belonging to the same genus.
Internode
Cадовые термины
The portion of a stem between two adjacent nodes.
Internode
Специальные термины
Part of a stem between two adjacent nodes.
Intergeneric hybrid
Термины по орихидеям
A hybrid obtained by crossing species or cultivars belonging to different genera.
Mesophytes
Термины кактусовода
(From Greek metos - middle, intermediate and phyton - plant) plants that live in conditions of more or less sufficient, but not excessive, moisture (an intermediate position between xerophytes and hygrophytes).
Meiosis
Термины кактусовода
(From Greek meiosis - diminution) - a special type of cell division that results in a reduction (decrease) in the number of chromosomes and the transition of the cell from the diploid state to the haploid state.
Small flower
Термины фиалковеда
A type of flower whose size is less than 2 cm.
Memorial complex
Ландшафтные термины
An area on which monumental architectural structures are placed — mausoleums, pantheons, sculptural groups, obelisks of glory and monuments dedicated to outstanding events in the history of the people. It is usually designed as a park with…
Aviary
Ландшафтные термины
A small house for keeping birds. In parks it has not only a utilitarian but also a decorative function; it is usually located on the shore of a pond.
Meristem
Термины кактусовода
Formative plant tissue capable of cell division and producing new cells that ensure additional growth. Distinctions are made between the primary meristem in the region of the shoot apex or root tips, the secondary meristem located in the c…
Meristem
Термины по орихидеям
From Greek meristos — "divisible" — the formative tissue of plants that retains for a long time the ability to divide and give rise to new cells; it is characterized by high metabolic activity. Some meristem cells — initials — remain at an…
Species habitat
Термины кактусовода
The area of distribution with the conditions necessary for life.
Mechanism of negative phototropism
Термины кактусовода
The ability of a plant or its parts to grow in a direction opposite to that of the sun's rays, i.e., to grow into the "dark".
Mycoplasmas
Термины кактусовода
Microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and viruses. They are causal agents of various diseases of plants and animals, including humans.
Mycorrhiza
Термины по орихидеям
From myco... and Greek rhiza – root, - fungus-root, a symbiosis of a fungus's mycelium and the roots of a higher plant. Mycorrhizae are distinguished as ectotrophic, in which the fungus envelops the root, remaining on its surface, and endo…