Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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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.

Variability

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The property of living organisms to exist in various forms. A distinction is made between genetic (hereditary) variability, which may be based on mutations, and modificational (non-hereditary) variability, which is based on the influence o…

Variegation

Специальные термины

Type of leaf coloration.

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.

Variety

Специальные термины

Diversity of plants within a single family.