Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Narcissus (white)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers attention, annunciation, meekness, humility.;

Narcissus (yellow)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: attention, "You are the only one", "When I am near you, the sun always shines";

Heredity

Термины кактусовода

The property of organisms that ensures material and functional continuity from parents to offspring.

Rock wall garden

Ландшафтные термины

A decorative structure made of stacked stones in the form of slopes or retaining walls. Planting soil is pressed into the cracks between the stones and ornamental herbaceous plants are planted there (xerophytes, less often inhabitants of m…

Nasturtium

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: conquest, victory in battle;

Naturalization of plants

Термины кактусовода

The ability of plants to adapt and reproduce in natural conditions that are new to them.

Forget-me-not

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: remembrance, true love, sincerity, constancy, fidelity;

Necrosis

Термины кактусовода

Death of the tissues of a localized part of an individual while the rest of the organism remains alive (burn, frostbite).

Necrophages

Термины кактусовода

Organisms that consume the corpses of other organisms.

Nectaries

Термины кактусовода

Specific structures in the areoles of certain cacti that produce a sweet liquid attracting insects.

Nematodes

Термины кактусовода

Parasitic worms.

Nematicides

Термины кактусовода

Poisons that kill nematodes.

Neotype

Термины кактусовода

A specimen selected to serve as the nomenclatural type until all the material on which the name of the taxon was based has been collected.

Neophytes

Термины кактусовода

Plants that have recently appeared in a given locality, newly introduced.

Nymphaeum

Ландшафтные термины

A richly decorated domed structure with a bathing pool in the gardens of Ancient Rome; in Greece - a shady grotto with water features, surrounded by a variety of vegetation.

Nomenclature

Термины кактусовода

A universal and stable system of names used in various fields of science and technology, including botany (botanical nomenclature).

Nucleotide

Термины кактусовода

An individual structural unit of a nucleic acid, consisting of a phosphate, a five-carbon sugar, and a purine or pyrimidine.

Nucellus

Термины кактусовода

(From Latin nucella - nutlet) - the central multicellular part of the ovule, surrounded by coats (integuments).

Involucre, involucral bracts

Специальные термины

A collection of green small leaves (bracts) that cover the base of the flower head (capitulum) in composites (Asteraceae). The involucral bracts may be arranged in several rows.

Species aggregation

Термины кактусовода

The pattern of distribution of individuals of a species in nature: isolated from one another, in small groups, as separate populations distant from each other and, finally, in large groups, clumps, patches and thickets.

Annual

Специальные термины

A plant that completes its life cycle from seed to seed in one year.

Unisexual flowers

Специальные термины

Flowers that contain only stamens or only pistils.

Monandrous orchids

Термины по орихидеям

Orchids in which the flower retains only a single fertile (i.e., pollen-producing) stamen.

Lignification

Термины кактусовода

The final phase of cellular life, when cell walls become rigid and strong and the cells ultimately die.

Dandelion

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: happiness, fidelity, devotion;

Perianth

Термины кактусовода

The set of leaf-like parts in a flower that surround the stamens and pistil. In a simple perianth there are only the petals of the corolla; in a double perianth — the petals and the sepals of the calyx.

Perianth

Специальные термины

The outer part of the flower. It can be double (divided into calyx and corolla) or simple (when the elements are not visually distinguishable).

Rooted cutting

Термины фиалковеда

A leaf cutting that has produced roots.

Rooted cutting

Специальные термины

Leaf cutting that has developed roots.

Budding

Cадовые термины

One of the methods of grafting a bud (eye) of a cultivated variety onto a rootstock.

Hilling

Cадовые термины

Covering the base of plants with soil.

Oleander

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers attention;

Mistletoe

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers "Kiss me", affection, overcoming difficulties, sacred plant of India, magical flower of the Druids;

Rejuvenating a violet

Термины фиалковеда

Violet rosettes need to be rejuvenated every 2-3 years; during that time the rosette develops a bare stem. Rejuvenation is done by cutting off the top part of the rosette (the crown) and re-rooting it in water. During rejuvenation new root…

Rejuvenating a violet

Специальные термины

Violet rosettes require mandatory rejuvenation every 2–3 years; during that time the rosette develops a bare stem. Rejuvenation is carried out by cutting off the upper part of the rosette (the crown) and re-rooting it in water. When rejuve…

Ontogeny (ontogenesis)

Термины кактусовода

Individual development, the entire complex of a plant's life activities and structure, beginning with its origin from a fertilized egg cell, a vegetative bud, or the division of a mother cell, and continuing until the plant's death.

Litter

Термины кактусовода

Dead plant parts that have fallen onto the soil surface and constitute the main portion of the decomposition products that form the soil's organic structure.

Suberization

Термины кактусовода

Change in the walls of plant cells due to the deposition of lipid-like substances in them, which leads to the formation of hard tissues that worsen the appearance of plants but serve as protection against excessive transpiration, penetrati…

Pubescence

Термины кактусовода

Presence of hair-like outgrowths on the epidermis of many plants.

Forest edge

Ландшафтные термины

A planting bordering forest stands, clumps, and large tree-and-shrub groups along their perimeter. It is an important element in the composition of lawns and glades. It requires careful selection and combination of species to create color …