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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perennial

Plants; Horticulture

A plant that dies down to the ground during winter and survives to grow again each spring;

perfect flower

Plants; Horticulture

A flower having both functional stamens and pistils; a plant with both functioning male and female parts.

pergola

Plants; Horticulture

An arbor with an open roof of rafters supported by posts or columns; an overhead covering for an outdoor structure. An open framework over a walkway or path, which is usually ...

perianth

Plants; Horticulture

The two floral envelopes of a flower; a collective term embracing both corolla and calyx as a unit.

perlite

Plants; Horticulture

An inorganic growing-media, component made from alumino silicate volcanic rock that is mined, crushed, screened to size, then is heated to 1,800°F (3215°C), which causes it to ...

persistent

Plants; Horticulture

Not deciduous, as applied to leaves; not disappearing, as applied to pith, pubescence, epidermis, etc. Adhering to a position instead of falling, whether dead or alive.