Seed propagation
Специальные термины
Reproduction of plants by means of seeds. Annuals and perennials are propagated this way. They retain their cultivar characteristics. The opposite method is vegetative propagation.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Seed
Термины кактусовода
Embryonic stage of seed plants.
Seed
Специальные термины
Organ of reproduction and dispersal in seed plants. It is differentiated into the embryo, the seed coat, and a protective covering. Often contains nutrients.
Cotyledons
Термины кактусовода
Modified first leaves of the embryos of dicotyledonous plants, developing in the seed and usually serving after germination as storage organs for nutrients.
Seedlings
Термины кактусовода
Young plants that have developed from seeds.
Sessile flowers
Термины кактусовода
Without or with a very short pedicel.
Symmetry
Ландшафтные термины
(ancient Greek συμμετρία – «uniformity», «proportion») – the appropriateness of the placement of elements of an object's form relative to a straight line (axis of symmetry), which is perceived by the eye as a particular kind of orderliness…
Sympodial plant
Термины по орихидеям
A plant whose main axis is a system of shoots with limited apical growth arising from the lateral buds of the shoots of the previous order.
Syntype
Термины кактусовода
One of two or more specimens that served as the basis for the original description when the author did not designate any particular specimen as the holotype.
Lilac
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, beauty, being in love, the first stirrings of love;
Lilac (white)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: first love, "Let's love each other!";
Lilac (lilac-colored)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "Do you still love me?";
Lilac (pink)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, love and recognition;
Lilac (purple)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "My heart belongs to you!";
Plant systematics
Термины кактусовода
A branch of botany that develops a natural classification of plants based on the study of the origins and causes of formation of particular taxonomic units, including analysis of their historical development and the establishment of stable…
Systemic preparations
Термины по орихидеям
(Against pests and diseases) — protective agents absorbed by the plant through the root system and enhancing its immunity.
Skansen
Ландшафтные термины
An open-air museum that houses ethnographic monuments from various districts of the region; mainly these are examples of traditional wooden architecture.
Scarification
Термины кактусовода
Damage to the seed testa (seed coat) to increase their ability to germinate. It is carried out mechanically or by treatment with concentrated sulfuric acid followed by thorough rinsing with water.
Sclerophytes
Термины кактусовода
Plants adapted to living in dry conditions without storing large amounts of water.
Plum (flower)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "Keep your promises!"; beauty and longevity;
Solitaire
Ландшафтные термины
A tree or shrub growing separately.
Multiple fruit
Специальные термины
An organ formed as a result of the partial or complete fusion of many fruits. The ripe multiple fruit separates from the plant as a whole (for example, in fig, raspberry).
Cultivar series
Термины фиалковеда
Group of commercial cultivars of Saintpaulia that share a common flower type.
Pine
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: hope, pity;
Absorbing root hairs
Термины кактусовода
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.
Inflorescence
Специальные термины
A branched shoot or a specialized part of a shoot that usually bears numerous flowers in the axils of reduced leaves. Various types of inflorescences are formed: spikes, spadices, umbels, panicles, heads (capitula), racemes.
Spore
Специальные термины
An organ of asexual reproduction in spore-bearing plants. It is a small, often microscopic body of various shapes.
Sporadic
Термины кактусовода
(From Greek sporadikos - single) - appearing from time to time.
Sporangium
Специальные термины
A capsule-like spore-bearing structure in spore-producing plants, often distinguishable only under strong magnification. In ferns, sporangia are most often located on the underside of the spore-bearing leaves.
Sport, sport mutations
Термины фиалковеда
A sport is a vegetative mutation in Saintpaulias (more...).
Method of propagation
Термины кактусовода
A method of increasing the size of a population. In the cultivation of cacti, two methods of propagation are distinguished: generative propagation (seed propagation) and vegetative propagation: cuttings, offsets, and micropropagation.
Dormant buds
Термины кактусовода
Formed in autumn but developing in spring.
Stagnation
Термины кактусовода
(From Latin stagnum - standing water) a state of arrested plant growth, the transition from active life processes to forced dormancy, a temporary cessation of growth under unfavorable conditions.
Stagnation, dormancy
Специальные термины
A state into which a plant enters during seasonal changes or other unfavorable conditions for growth, such as high temperatures, a shortage of water, or nutrients. In a state of dormancy the rate of growth and the intensity of metabolism d…
Standard
Термины фиалковеда
Type of rosette of the most common size - 20 - 40 cm.
Staffage
Ландшафтные термины
Figures of people, small genre scenes introduced into the composition of a landscape park to enliven it.
Herbaceous stem
Специальные термины
A vegetative organ that is the axis of the shoot, bearing buds, leaves, flowers and fruit.
Stem succulent
Специальные термины
A plant with water-storing tissue in the stems.
Stem mealybug
Термины кактусовода
An insect pest that parasitizes the stems of succulents.
Quilted
Термины фиалковеда
Type of leaf with deeply sunken veins and pronounced convexities between them.