Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Adventitious roots

Термины кактусовода

"Waiting roots" - root primordia of cacti that form during prolonged absence of water. In a moist environment they can very quickly activate and develop into a normal root system with its characteristic functions.

Adventive plants

Термины кактусовода

"Foreign" to the given locality.

Azalea

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers "Take care of yourself for me"; a symbol of femininity, fragility, meekness, restraint, devotion; but at the same time - passion and sorrow.;

Acacia (white)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, platonic love, "Why is my love unrequited?";

Acacia (yellow)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, love has left;

Acacia (blooming)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: secret love, chastity, loneliness;

Acacia (pink)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: elegance, charm;

Aqueduct

Ландшафтные термины

A conduit for delivering water from distant sources. As a decorative element in garden and park design, it was introduced into Romantic gardens in the second half of the 18th century.

Acclimatization

Термины кактусовода

The adaptation of plants to new, unfamiliar conditions of growth, primarily soil and climatic conditions.

Axil

Термины кактусовода

A depression, the axil between the tubercles of certain genera and species of cacti, from which flowers and shoots develop.

Accent

Ландшафтные термины

In garden and park art, emphasis is placed on a detail (a group of trees, a tree, or a shrub) within the overall landscape composition. An accent element of the landscape can be a sculpture, a gazebo, or any other architectural form.

Alkaloids

Термины кактусовода

Organic nitrogen-containing substances of predominantly plant origin that exert varying effects on the nervous system of animals and humans.

Allele

Термины кактусовода

(From Greek allelon - one another, mutually) - one of two or more alternative structural states of a gene.

Alley

Ландшафтные термины

A vehicular or pedestrian road planted on both sides with trees, shrubs, or climbing plants

Allogamy

Термины кактусовода

Pollination of a flower by the pollen of another flower, but from the same plant.

Alluvial layers

Термины кактусовода

Sedimentary deposits in the form of alluvial layers, accumulating on land under the influence of flowing water.

Amaryllis

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: pride;

Ambrosia

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, your love is mutual;

Ampelous

Термины фиалковеда

A type of rosette with a pronounced main stem, forming lateral branches and hanging over the edge of the pot.

Ampelous rosette

Специальные термины

Type of rosette with a distinct main stem, producing lateral branches and hanging over the edge of the pot.

Ampel plants

Специальные термины

These are plants with long hanging shoots, grown in hanging pots and baskets (циссус, традесканция, сеткреазия, многие пеперомии, хлорофитум, камнеломка и др.). The name itself, translated from German, means "hanging vase for flowers." Amp…

Ampelous plants

Ландшафтные термины

Plants with twining or trailing stems. Grown in ampels (hanging pots, baskets, etc.). Used for decorating gazebos, trellises, canopies, etc.

Amphitheatre

Ландшафтные термины

In ancient Roman architecture, it was an entertainment structure with an elliptical plan. In the 17th–18th centuries they began to build them in parks as decorative structures for holding spectacles. In Baroque parks, the amphitheatre refe…

Amphora

Ландшафтные термины

A clay vessel with a narrow neck and two handles, intended for decorating parks. Used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for storing wine, oil, and grain.

Anaerobes

Термины кактусовода

Microorganisms capable of living and growing without access to free oxygen.

Anemone

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: separation, sincerity, hope;

Anthurium

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, courage, passion;

Apex

Термины кактусовода

The tip of a stem or root where the apical meristem is located.

Apical

Термины кактусовода

Apical, situated closer to the morphological end of a plant organ.

Aralia

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: closeness, intimacy;

Arrangement

Ландшафтные термины

The placement of flowers and leaves in a bouquet, in vases, baskets, garlands, wreaths.

Arboretum

Ландшафтные термины

A dendrological garden intended for the acclimatization of plants from various climatic zones.

Areole

Термины кактусовода

Characteristic organ of members of the cactus family. It is a thinly hairy cushion, a hairy or downy area at the apex of the tubercles (bumps) on cactus ribs, covered with a typical cotton-like pubescence, bearing modified bud scales (spin…

Arid species

Термины кактусовода

Plants of dry and hot climates.

Arid conditions

Термины кактусовода

Dry conditions in which the total annual precipitation does not exceed 250 mm.

Architectonics

Ландшафтные термины

In ornamental dendrology, it denotes the structure of the crown; it is determined by its size, shape, the nature of branching of shoots and branches, and the beauty of their mutual arrangement.

Architectural garden

Ландшафтные термины

A type of garden in which garden buildings, architecture, and other man-made structures predominate.

Asymmetry

Ландшафтные термины

(ancient Greek α- — «without» and συμμετρια – «non-correspondence») – the absence or violation of symmetry; a principle of organizing elements of a composition that is based on dynamic equilibrium. The opposite principle – symmetry.