Asparagus
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, ingenuousness;
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Assimilatory surface
Термины кактусовода
The surface of a plant capable of performing the functions of photosynthesis.
Assimilation
Термины кактусовода
The process by which plants take up substances from the external environment and form from them more complex compounds.
Assortment
Ландшафтные термины
A selection of various species of trees, shrubs, and flowers used for landscaping a particular area or site.
Aster
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, a symbol of love, elegance, refinement, and also remembrance. In China the aster signifies precision. Ancient people believed that the scent of aster leaves, when burned, drove away snakes. Asters were placed in…
Aster (white)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "I love you more than you love me!";
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.
Air humidity
Cадовые термины
The content of water vapor in the air.
Aerial roots
Специальные термины
Adventitious roots that develop on aboveground shoots and, as a rule, do not reach the substrate. Common in epiphytic orchids, some aroids, etc. Their main function is the absorption of moisture from the air and photosynthesis (in the latt…
Absorptive power
Термины кактусовода
The rate at which root hair cells absorb water and the nutrients dissolved in it.
Arboretum
Ландшафтные термины
A green area composed of various trees and shrubs. It is usually used for conducting scientific work on the acclimatization and introduction of woody plants, for forestry, and for the greening of populated areas.
Acorn
Язык цветов - значения
Scandinavian symbol of life and immortality;
Artificial pollination
Термины кактусовода
The transfer by a person of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of another.
Aviary
Ландшафтные термины
A small house for keeping birds. In parks it has not only a utilitarian but also a decorative function; it is usually located on the shore of a pond.
Almond (flower)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: virginity, fertility; hope, caution;
Annual
Специальные термины
A plant that completes its life cycle from seed to seed in one year.
Alternate leaves
Специальные термины
Leaf arrangement in which there is only one leaf at each node of the stem.
Axillary bud
Cадовые термины
A bud located in the axil of a leaf.
Axillary inflorescence, axillary flower
Специальные термины
An inflorescence or flower that develops in the axil of a leaf.
Alternate leaf arrangement
Специальные термины
The arrangement of leaves in which the leaves are not exactly opposite each other, but are staggered.
Assimilation area
Термины кактусовода
See "assimilation surface".
Adventitious roots
Термины кактусовода
Form on shoots, often in the above-ground zone.
Adventitious roots
Специальные термины
Roots that arise on various parts of the shoot (stem, leaves and their derivatives).
Acquired characteristics
Термины кактусовода
Those that were not present in the parents and appear when cultivation conditions change.
Aril (arillus)
Специальные термины
An outgrowth of the funiculus by which the seed is attached to the wall of the ovary. It may develop into a fleshy, brightly colored structure.
Adaptive mechanisms
Термины кактусовода
Adaptive mechanisms. See "adaptation".
Anther
Специальные термины
The upper part of the stamen, the pollen sac.
Absorbing root hairs
Термины кактусовода
Root hairs that form on branches of the root system when they are wetted with water, which helps to increase absorptive capacity. They die off during prolonged soil dryness.
Angle of sharpening of the povoy
Термины кактусовода
The angle at which the bevel is cut (see below).
Articulate stem
Термины кактусовода
A stem composed of separate segments divided by distinct constrictions.
Absorptive capacity
Термины кактусовода
The level of water uptake of dissolved nutrients by the root system. It depends on the condition of the plant's above-ground parts, the root system itself, and the composition of the substrate.