Aster (white)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "I love you more than you love me!";
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Auxins
Термины кактусовода
(From Greek aichapo - I increase, I grow) plant hormones, indole derivatives, stimulate many growth processes, tropisms, root formation.
Autecology
Термины кактусовода
(From Greek autos - 'self' and ecology) - the branch of ecology that studies the effects of various environmental factors on individual populations and species.
Aha (akh-akh)
Ландшафтные термины
The boundary of a garden or park that does not obstruct the view of the surrounding landscape; created using a deep ditch and a retaining wall. This technique was used in parks of the 18th–19th centuries.
Aerosolarium
Ландшафтные термины
An area equipped for air and sun baths.
Basil
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: disgust, hatred;
Basiphilous plants
Термины кактусовода
Plants that prefer soils with pH 7-9.
Balustrade
Ландшафтные термины
An openwork railing for balconies, galleries, staircases, terraces, often formed of low shaped posts - balusters.
Baroque
Ландшафтные термины
An artistic style that dominated Western Europe from the late 16th century to the mid-18th century. It found expression in the creation of gardens and parks in France, Italy and other countries, including Russia. Characteristic features in…
Fringed
Термины фиалковеда
Type of petal edge, strongly wavy and curving (for example, in Lyon''s Sashay).
Begonia
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "Beware!";
Berceau, bindage
Ландшафтные термины
An arched alley formed by semicircular woven frames on which the crowns of trees met (linden, hornbeam); an area of a garden surrounded by vaulted alleys. Used in gardens and parks of the Baroque era.
Gazebo
Ландшафтные термины
A park open structure whose roof rests on columns or a post. Intended to provide shade, protection from rain, and for relaxation, conversation, reading, and board games.
Non-chlorophyllous forms
Термины кактусовода
Plants that do not have the green pigment chlorophyll in their cells. Due to the presence of other pigments, their stems (in this case, cacti) are colored in various bright shades of red, orange, yellow and lilac.
Binomial nomenclature
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A universally accepted system of names in biology in which each living organism has a genus and species name. For example: genus Mammillaria, species plumosа.
Biological nomenclature
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Also known as taxonomy - the generally accepted rules for naming living organisms.
Biological rhythms
Термины кактусовода
Cyclic fluctuations in the intensity and nature of biological processes.
Biology
Термины кактусовода
A comprehensive science of living nature. The subject of study of biology is life in all its manifestations.
Biomass
Термины кактусовода
The amount of living matter of an organism (for example, a species).
Biomorph
Термины кактусовода
The external appearance of plants reflecting their adaptation to environmental conditions and expressed in similarities of morphological characters, structural features, life cycle, etc.
Biotype
Термины кактусовода
A group of individuals of a given species, genetically and ecologically homogeneous.
Biotope
Термины кактусовода
An ecologically homogeneous area of the habitat (niche) of plants.
Lateral shoot
Специальные термины
Secondary branch that grows from the side or from the base of the stem of a succulent plant.
Bolson
Термины кактусовода
Closed basins in the arid regions of the Americas. The floor is usually flat and filled with sediments, often covered with calcareous hardened crusts.
Bonsai
Ландшафтные термины
The art of growing dwarf trees, through which the Japanese created miniature gardens.
Bonsai
Специальные термины
A method of cultivating plants in which, through bending, pruning, and other specialized techniques, a miniature form of a mature plant is produced.
Border
Ландшафтные термины
A low, narrow strip of plants bordering individual areas in gardens and parks.
Bosquet
Ландшафтные термины
A closed, geometrically defined space, bordered on all sides by walls of densely planted trees that have been specially clipped. In Baroque-era parks, the enclosed spaces inside bosquets were called cabinets or green halls. The predominant…
Botany
Термины кактусовода
The science of plants, their structure, biology, ecology, distribution, and classification.
Botanical garden
Ландшафтные термины
A green area intended for scientific research and cultural and educational work in the fields of botany, plant cultivation, and the greening of populated areas.
Broderie
Ландшафтные термины
See Lace parterre.
Bouquet of dried flowers
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, rejected love;
Cluster plantings
Ландшафтные термины
A landscaping technique that involves planting several seedlings in a single planting hole. A cluster group can also be formed by planting on the stump of a young tree to create conditions for the development of lateral shoots.
Bulengrin
Ландшафтные термины
A special sports-type lawn whose central part is lowered in the form of a flat hollow. Bulengrin is used to enhance the sense of spaciousness in parks and gardens.
Pseudobulb
Специальные термины
Thickened above-ground stem of many epiphytic orchids, varying in shape from elongated spindle-shaped to bulbously swollen, often covered with longitudinal folds or grooves.
Bulb (pseudobulb)
Термины по орихидеям
A thickened part of the stem in sympodial orchids. They serve as reservoirs of nutrients and water in case of prolonged drought, which is characteristic of plants that lead an epiphytic lifestyle. Bulbs have various shapes, depending on th…
Boulevard
Ландшафтные термины
A wide, planted strip set off on the roadway along one or both sides of a street or embankment, intended for pedestrian movement and short-term recreation. The term “boulevard” originally referred to the ramparts of fortress fortifications…
Buffer capacity
Термины кактусовода
The ability of a solution to maintain a constant pH when an acid or a base is added to it.
Buffer systems
Термины кактусовода
A set of substances dissolved in water that ensures the maintenance of a constant acidity (pH). A characteristic of a buffer system is its buffering capacity.
Frond (fertile frond)
Специальные термины
A fern leaf that bears sporangia. Often it is not visually distinguishable from ordinary (non-spore-bearing) green leaves; however, in some species, for example the staghorn fern, this difference is quite pronounced.