Glossary of terms

Variegation

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Type of leaf coloration.

Variety

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Diversity of plants within a single family.

Vascular systems

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The plant's vessels through which nutrients dissolved in water are transported upward, and waste substances downward. Thanks to them, systemic delivery of insecticides to all parts of the plant is possible.

Vegetative reproduction

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Reproduction without the aid of seeds by vegetative (non-sexual) organs of plants: stems, leaves, rhizomes, bulbs, cuttings, etc.

Vegetative shoot

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A shoot that does not bear flowers (in flowering plants) or sporangia (in spore-bearing plants).

Venation

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The arrangement of veins on a leaf.

Viviparous plants

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Plants that form bulbils.

Whorled leaves

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Arrangement of leaves in which three or more leaves are present at each node of the stem.

Zoochory

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Dispersal of fruits, seeds, and other plant parts by animals.

pH value

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Determines the concentration of hydrogen ions. A value of 7 indicates soil neutrality. Lower indicates acidity, higher indicates alkalinity. Most plants prefer a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. The pH can be easily determined with litmus paper (so…