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A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Gallicus

Bonsai terms

Gallic, may also mean 'rooster-like'

Galls

Cactus grower terms

Outgrowths on a plant that form as a result of the action of a parasite.

Gametes

Cactus grower terms

(From Greek gametes - husband, gamete - wife) - sex cells, in the overwhelming majority of cases having a haploid set of chromosomes; during fertilization two gametes of opposite sexes fuse to form a diploid zygote.

Garden poppy

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers "Let's love one another while there is still time!";

Garden wound dressing

Garden terms

Garden wound dressing (petrolatum), used to cover wounds on the trunks of trees and shrubs.

Gardenia

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers, secret love, you are beautiful;

Garlic

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers, courage, strength, bravery;

Garúa

Cactus grower terms

Dense fog formations in the form of the finest drizzle on the Pacific coasts of Chile and Peru resulting from the temperature difference between the surrounding air and the cold coastal current.

Gaultheria

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers, harmony;

Gazebo

Landscape terms

A park open structure whose roof rests on columns or a post. Intended to provide shade, protection from rain, and for relaxation, conversation, reading, and board games.

Gel (gerl) foliage

African violet terms

A type of leaves with thick transparent (light-colored) veins against the darker remainder of the leaf blade, with a light star of veins forming in the center of the leaf (from the English 'girl').

Gene

Cactus grower terms

(From Greek genos - genus) a hereditary factor, a functionally indivisible unit of genetic material, a segment of a DNA molecule carrying information about the structure of the primary sequence of a somatic or enzymatic protein, transfer o…

Generative organs of the plant

Cactus grower terms

(From lam. genero - I give birth, I produce) perform the function of sexual reproduction, otherwise - reproductive organs; in angiosperms (flowering plants) they are represented by female and male gametophytes. At present this concept is o…

Generative reproduction (sexual)

Cactus grower terms

Reproduction by means of seeds, seed reproduction of plants by sexual means as a result of cross-pollination by the transfer of pollen from the stamens of one flower to the stigma of a flower of another plant of the same species.

Generative zone

Cactus grower terms

Part of the stem bearing the organs of sexual reproduction.

Genesis

Cactus grower terms

Origin and development of species.

Genetic memory

Cactus grower terms

The ability of plants transferred to a different habitat to retain, from generation to generation, certain characteristics of the annual development cycles of their ancestors in their homeland.

Genetics

Cactus grower terms

The science of heredity and variation of organisms.

Geneva

African violet terms

White margin on a flower of contrasting color (for example, in Lyon's Victorian Valentine).

Genotype

Cactus grower terms

(From Greek genos - kin, origin and typos - imprint) the hereditary basis of an organism, the totality of all hereditary information (genes) of a given organism, determining the norm of its reaction under all possible environmental conditi…

Genus

Cactus grower terms

The primary supraspecific taxonomic category that groups phylogenetically closely related species.

Genus

Special terms

The main taxonomic rank above the species that groups phylogenetically closely related species.

Geophyte

Orchid terms

A plant that grows on the ground (and not on rocks or trees). Gynostemium — see Column.

Geophytes

Cactus grower terms

A life form of certain herbaceous plants whose renewal buds are located in the soil.

Geoplasty

Landscape terms

Vertical grading of areas to be landscaped with the aim of architectural and artistic transformation of the terrain.

Geranium

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers: stupidity, recklessness;

Gerbera

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers: mystery, a smile, flirtation;

Germinated seeds

Cactus grower terms

Seeds in which the embryonic root (radicle) has appeared, but the embryonic stem (the subcotyledonary swelling or hypocotyl) has not yet developed.

Germination

Cactus grower terms

A set of technological measures that facilitate the germination of seeds during sowing.

Gladiolus

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers "I am truly sincere", "Give me a break", the gladiator's flower;

Glandular pubescence

Special terms

Pubescence of glandular hairs. Usually recognized by thickenings on the hairs. Glandular hairs (glandular trichomes, glands) are unicellular or multicellular outgrowths or hairs on leaves, stems, flowers and fruits that produce, concentrat…

Glaucus

Bonsai terms

With a glaucous, waxy bloom

Glochid

Special terms

A small, fragile, needle-like, often translucent spine of Pereskia and Opuntia cacti, with saw-toothed barbs.

Glochids

Cactus grower terms

Easily detached, unicellular hairs bearing saw-like barbs, very sharp and stiff, located in the areoles of Opuntia.

Gloriette

Landscape terms

A small park structure in the form of an open colonnaded pavilion, usually situated on an elevation or terminating a vista. It first appeared in the second half of the 17th century in France.