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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fungicide

Plants; Horticulture

A chemical used to kill fungus, ills, diseases or viruses.

fusiform

Plants; Horticulture

Spindle-shaped; tapering to each end from a smaller mid-section.

gall

Plants; Horticulture

A swelling on a leaf or stem caused by fungi or insects like wasps.

genus

Plants; Horticulture

A group of species possessing fundamental traits in common but differing in other lesser characteristics.

germination

Plants; Horticulture

Development of seeds into seedlings or leafy young plants; the first stage in the development of a plant from seed.

gibberellin

Plants; Horticulture

A group of compounds that naturally control stem elongation.

girdle

Plants; Horticulture

To intentionally remove bark for grafting or to kill a plant. The choking of a branch by a wire or other material, most often in the stems of woody plants that have been tied to ...