Plants

Plants

Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion.

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latifolia

Plants; Horticulture

Epithet meaning wider leaves than normal for a genus or species.

latiloba/latilobus/latilobum

Plants; Horticulture

Epithet meaning wider lobes or tissues sections in a leaf or flower.

lawn

Plants; Horticulture

Any expansive planting of grass, mowed to keep it short.

layering

Plants; Horticulture

A method of propagation, by which a branch of a plant is rooted while still attached to the plant by securing it to the soil with a piece of wire or other means; propagation ...

leaching

Plants; Horticulture

The removal or loss of excess salts or nutrients from soil. The soil around over fertilized plants can be leached clean by large quantities of fresh water. Areas of extremely high ...