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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aggregate flower

Plants; Horticulture

A single flower heaped or crowded into a dense flower cluster.

aggregate fruit

Plants; Horticulture

A fruit formed by the coherence or the connation of pistils that were distinct in the flower.

air layering

Plants; Horticulture

A specialized method of plant propagation accomplished by cutting into the bark of the plant to induce new roots to form; a process of producing a new plant by forming soil around ...

alba/albus/album

Plants; Horticulture

White or whitish, usually applied to flowers

albo-

Plants; Horticulture

striata striped or striated in white. Usually a variegated plant.

alkaline soil

Plants; Horticulture

A soil having a high degree of alkalinity (pH 8.5 or higher) or high in exchangeable sodium (15% or higher) - or both, so that growth of most crops is reduced. A soil having a pH ...