Pricking out
Cactus grower terms
Transplanting seedlings.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Primordium
Cactus grower terms
A group of cells from which the development of an organism begins (primordium bud, flower bud).
Proliferation (prolification)
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The formation of a plant organ from another organ whose development has ended. For example, the sprouting of a flower or fruit, resulting in the appearance on them of a shoot, a new fruit, or a flower.
Propagation by cuttings
Cactus grower terms
A method of vegetative propagation of plants that involves cutting off a part of the stem followed by rooting.
Prototype
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Presumed ancestral (mother, progenitor) form from which the other species of this group may have originated.
Psammophytes
Cactus grower terms
Plants adapted to living in sandy habitats, able to resist being blown away and being buried.
Pseudocephalium
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A specific formation on the lateral surface of stems in their upper part, forming a dense pubescence of areoles. It differs from a true cephalium in that the ribs are not modified and the areoles do not become closely spaced.
Pubescence
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Presence of hair-like outgrowths on the epidermis of many plants.
Pulp
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The flesh of a juicy fruit.
Putrefactive infection
Cactus grower terms
An infection that causes plant rot.
Pyrophytes
Cactus grower terms
Plants that develop in burned areas.