Succulents
Special terms
Plants with thick, fleshy stems and leaves.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Suckers (offshoots)
African violet terms
Lateral shoots formed in the leaf axils of a mature plant.
Suckers (offshoots)
Special terms
Lateral shoots that develop in the leaf axils of a mature plant.
Suiban: (sui-ban)
Bonsai terms
A flat container without drainage holes. Suiban is a container for water. Used to display suiseki.
Suiseki: (suiseki)
Bonsai terms
Rock landscape. Orig.: San Sui-Sek (Chinese) — stones used in the landscape.
Sunflower
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers, pride, but also reverence;
Sweet pea
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "Goodbye", departure, "Thank you for a wonderful time";
Sylvaticus
Bonsai terms
Woodland
Symmetry
Landscape terms
(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
Orchid terms
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
Cactus grower terms
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.
Systemic preparations
Orchid terms
(Against pests and diseases) — protective agents absorbed by the plant through the root system and enhancing its immunity.
Tachia-gari: (tatiagari)
Bonsai terms
The lower part of the trunk. Stem.
Tangei: (tangey)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai material.
Taxon
Cactus grower terms
An individual which, together with others related to it by varying degrees of similarity in properties and characters, makes it possible to distinguish it and its like into a particular taxonomic category; the set of characters and propert…
Taxonomic unit
Cactus grower terms
Any classificatory unit in systematics (form, genus, species, etc.).
Taxonomist
Cactus grower terms
A specialist systematist engaged in taxonomic matters.
Taxonomy
Cactus grower terms
The theory of classification and systematization of plants, often regarded as synonymous with systematics, although systematics is a broader concept, and taxonomy, as a branch of systematics, deals with the methods and rules of plant class…
Tekishin: (tekishin)
Bonsai terms
Removal of shoots.
Tektotype
Cactus grower terms
Fragment of the type taken for microscopic studies.
Temperature regime
Cactus grower terms
Maintaining temperature within the parameters optimal for plant development.
Temporary grafts
Cactus grower terms
A horticultural technique in which a slow-growing cactus is "grown on" a fast-growing rootstock, then is rooted and continues to live on its own roots.
Tendrils
Special terms
Trailing shoots. A clinging organ of the plant. There are tendrils that develop on shoots and leaves, for example, in passionflower plants.
Tenuifolius
Bonsai terms
Narrow-leaved
Terminal cephalium
Cactus grower terms
Cephalium (see below), located at the apex of the plant.
Terrace
Landscape terms
A horizontal or slightly inclined platform forming a ledge on a slope of natural or artificial origin.
Testa
Cactus grower terms
The outer covering of a seed, its seed coat, has recently become an important subject in resolving questions of plant classification through the process of "dactyloscopic" analysis of the surface pattern.
Tiger lily
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: pride, abundance, prosperity, well-being;
Timothy grass
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: peace, flourishing, prosperity;
Tissues
Cactus grower terms
A collection of cells. They are divided into three systems: the protective (epidermis), the conducting (vascular), and the fundamental (ground) — all of these are permanent tissues formed by meristematic tissues (meristems).
Tocho-shi: (totyoshi)
Bonsai terms
A branch of excessive length.
Tolerant species
Cactus grower terms
Species fully adapted to the biotype and biotope.
Tomentosus
Bonsai terms
Very hairy
Topiary art
Landscape terms
An ancient art of shaped pruning of trees and shrubs, giving them geometric and fantastical forms (for example, animals, architectural structures, etc.). Plants used include, for example, bay laurel, biota, privet and other plants with fin…
Topotype
Cactus grower terms
A specimen collected in the same locality as the type.
Toriki-momo: (toriki-momo)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai obtained by air layering.
Toriki: (toriki)
Bonsai terms
Air layering technique.
Transpiration
Cactus grower terms
The process of plant respiration, the plant-regulated rate of water loss during life processes. The main organs of transpiration in cacti are the epidermal stomata.
Trellis
Landscape terms
A lightweight wooden lattice or an openwork structure made from other materials, used as a framework for climbing plants.
Trellis
Special terms
A wooden structure for climbing plants.