Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Crocus (purple)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers "Do you regret that you loved me?";

Crossing-over

Термины кактусовода

(From Eng. crossing-over - crossover) - mutual exchange of homologous segments between homologous chromosomes as a result of breakage and rejoining in a new order of their strands - chromatids; leads to new combinations of alleles of diffe…

Cultivar

Термины кактусовода

An individual obtained by cultivation and differing in certain characteristics (morphological, physiological, and others) that are valuable to maintain when reproduced both vegetatively and by generative means. Equivalent to the term 'vari…

Cactus culture

Термины кактусовода

The set of practices ensuring the survival of cacti in a collection.

Cultivation characteristic

Термины кактусовода

Distinctive features of plants grown under cultivation, differing from their natural traits.

Cultivated plants

Термины кактусовода

Plants that have been grown for many generations under conditions of selection and care by humans during their cultivation.

Court of honor

Ландшафтные термины

A ceremonial forecourt of a palace, villa, or castle laid out as a garden; on the street side it is enclosed by an openwork fence, and on the remaining sides by the wings or ranges of a U-shaped building.

Curtain

Ландшафтные термины

1) a separate area of a forest, botanical garden, or arboretum; 2) a large group of 20–90 or more specimens of trees and shrubs of a single species; 3) a flower bed edged with turf.

Cuticle

Термины кактусовода

(From Latin cuticula - skin) - a layer of fatty (waxy) substance that covers the surface of the epidermis of aerial organs with a continuous film; poorly permeable to aqueous solutions, gases, and microorganisms. A thick cuticula, densely …

Coltsfoot

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: maternal love and care; proven justice;

Cross-pollination

Термины кактусовода

Fertilization of a flower by pollen from another plant.

Complete fertilizers

Специальные термины

Fertilizers that contain all the essential nutrients for plants, as well as micronutrients.

Chamomile

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers: youth, innocence, mistrust, romanticism;

Continuous flowering garden

Ландшафтные термины

A specially designated area in a park or botanical garden where plants are arranged — herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and trees — selected according to their flowering times throughout the year.

Chinampa garden

Ландшафтные термины

A Mexican floating garden: a small islet made of branches and reeds, on which soil was piled and various plants were grown.

Cotyledons

Термины кактусовода

Modified first leaves of the embryos of dicotyledonous plants, developing in the seed and usually serving after germination as storage organs for nutrients.

Cultivar series

Термины фиалковеда

Group of commercial cultivars of Saintpaulia that share a common flower type.

Clay loam

Термины кактусовода

Soil containing clay and sand with a predominance of clay.

Corolla tube

Специальные термины

The lower, often elongated part of the corolla, formed by the partially or completely fused bases of the petals.

Crown shaping

Специальные термины

Pruning of trees and shrubs (yew, boxwood, etc.) to shape the crown to the desired configuration.

Chaos

Ландшафтные термины

A disorderly accumulation of wild rocks and large stone boulders. In Romantic parks of the 18th–19th centuries it symbolized the abyss, the primordial state of the material world from which all that exists arose (for example, the Great and…

Chimera

Термины фиалковеда

A special coloration of the flower, as a rule not transmitted when propagated by leaf cuttings. In this case rays radiate from the center of the flower, contrasting with the main color. They are often sold in stores as Dutch commercial cul…

Chimera

Специальные термины

A special flower coloration, usually not transmitted when propagated by leaf cuttings. Rays radiating from the center of the flower contrast with the main color. Often sold in shops as Dutch commercial cultivars.

Chimeras

Термины кактусовода

Plants composed of tissues from two different individuals, resulting from somatic mutations (at the cellular level).

Chlorosis

Термины кактусовода

(From Greek chloros - pale green) - a disease in which the formation of chlorophyll is disrupted as a result of changes in nutrient conditions, deficiency of iron or magnesium, excessive moisture, poor lighting, as well as viral or fungal …

Chlorosis

Специальные термины

A change of the normal color of the leaf to pale yellow. Usually observed in diseased plants and in plants lacking iron salts.

Chloroplast

Термины кактусовода

Special green bodies in plant cells.

Chlorophyll

Термины кактусовода

A coloring substance (pigment) whose presence determines the coloration of plant leaves and stems.

Chrysanthemum (yellow)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, fragile or rejected love;

Chrysanthemum (red)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers "I love", good luck, best wishes;

Chrysanthemum (common)

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers "You are a wonderful friend", joy, openness, cheerfulness and relaxation.;

Chromoplast

Термины кактусовода

Special bodies in plant cells that synthesize carotenoids.

Colored forms

Термины кактусовода

See "achlorophyllous forms".

Cephalium

Термины кактусовода

A woolly, densely bristly formation on the apices of the stems of certain cactus genera, or on their lateral parts, from which fruits and flowers emerge. The development of a cephalium leads to morphological changes in the stem in the area…

Cyclamen

Язык цветов - значения

In the language of flowers, farewell, "Goodbye";

Chaparral

Термины кактусовода

Subtropical formations of evergreen, low-growing xerophytic shrubs with isolated bare rock outcrops.

Calyx

Специальные термины

The outer part of the flower, together with the corolla, forming the double perianth. Composed of sepals that are free or fused to varying degrees.

Cuttings

Термины кактусовода

Parts of a plant used for rooting.

Cutting

Термины кактусовода

A portion of stem separated from the parent plant, capable, after rooting, of restoring the plant's vitality as a whole.