Mizu-gire: (mizu-gire)
Bonsai terms
Drying out.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Mizu-goke: (midzu-goke)
Bonsai terms
Sphagnum.
Modifications
Cactus grower terms
Changes in an organism's phenotype not associated with changes in its genotype.
Modular garden
Landscape terms
A method of arranging a flowerbed, a small garden area, or a section of a park, based on a geometric system of modules that repeat at regular intervals. For example, squares edged with paving, with varied or uniform planting (flowers, orna…
Mollis
Bonsai terms
Pubescent
Monandrous orchids
Orchid terms
Orchids in which the flower retains only a single fertile (i.e., pollen-producing) stamen.
Monocarpic
Special terms
A plant that flowers and fruits once in its life, and then dies.
Monoculture
Cactus grower terms
Cultivation of a single plant species.
Monospecific gardens
Landscape terms
Gardens (rose gardens, dahlia gardens, lilac gardens, etc.) in which a single plant is dominant.
Monotypic genus
Cactus grower terms
A genus represented by only one species.
Monotypic genus
Special terms
A genus that includes only a single species.
Monstera
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: determination;
Monstrose form
Cactus grower terms
A growth anomaly that leads to the formation of peculiar ("deformed") specimens consisting of many unevenly growing shoots.
Monstrosity
Special terms
A mutation in which lateral growth points begin to proliferate chaotically, leading to deformation of the stem and forming a tuber-like stem.
Moorish lawn
Landscape terms
A colorful flowering lawn. Formed from flowering plants or from their mixture with perennial grasses.
Morph
Cactus grower terms
(From Greek morphe - kind, form) - a group of phenotypes within a species or population that is markedly distinct in appearance. Species and populations that have different morphs are called polymorphic.
Morphological character
Cactus grower terms
Characteristic of any plant organ that allows it to be distinguished from others and assigned to a particular group in classification.
Moss
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers, maternal love, mercy;
Mother (parent) plant ("mother plants")
Cactus grower terms
The term, widely used among collectors, designates mature fruiting plants, or their "stumps", that serve as a source for obtaining cuttings and daughter shoots from which new full-fledged plants are obtained for their subsequent rooting or…
Mother leaf
African violet terms
The leaf from which this group of plantlets was obtained.
Mother leaf
Special terms
The leaf from which this group of offsets was obtained.
Mother plant
Special terms
The name of a plant, most often lacking an apical growth point, that produces lateral shoots (plantlets).
Moyogi: (moyogi)
Bonsai terms
Vertical, freely curved style. Free. Container: rectangular, oval, rounded.
Mulch
Garden terms
A layer of loose material, such as peat, compost, or wood shavings, which is spread on the soil surface to conserve moisture and prevent weeds; black and light-impermeable film is also used as mulch.
Multiple fruit
Special terms
An organ formed as a result of the partial or complete fusion of many fruits. The ripe multiple fruit separates from the plant as a whole (for example, in fig, raspberry).
Mutagen
Cactus grower terms
(From mutation and Greek genes - generating) - a physical or chemical factor that increases the frequency of occurrence of mutations.
Mutation
Cactus grower terms
An abrupt, discontinuous, heritable and stable change affecting the characteristics of plants.
Mutation
Special terms
The phenomenon of abrupt change in heredity; sometimes arises without apparent cause.
Mycoplasmas
Cactus grower terms
Microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and viruses. They are causal agents of various diseases of plants and animals, including humans.
Mycorrhiza
Orchid terms
From myco... and Greek rhiza – root, - fungus-root, a symbiosis of a fungus's mycelium and the roots of a higher plant. Mycorrhizae are distinguished as ectotrophic, in which the fungus envelops the root, remaining on its surface, and endo…
Mycotrophic plants
Orchid terms
From myco... and ...troph — plants that have mycorrhizae on their roots and extract nutrients from the soil by means of fungal hyphae symbiotically associated with the roots. Mycotrophic plants – all gymnosperms, the majority of monocots (…
Myriophyllus
Bonsai terms
Many-leaved
Myrtle
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: love, merriment, joy; Jewish emblem of the wedding;