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Horticulture

Of or pertaining to the business, science, and technology of intensely cultivating plants for the use of humans.

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adventious bud
Plants; Horticulture

an extra or special bud not found in the axil of a leaf.

aerate
Plants; Horticulture

Loosening or puncturing the soil to increase water penetration.

biomass
Plants; Horticulture

Substance of living tissue, often a measure of weight or volume.

bipinnate
Plants; Horticulture

Twice compound with the leaflets along each side of a common axis. The leaflets are further divided into pinnules.

bisexual
Plants; Horticulture

Said of a flower with both stamens and pistils.

bloom
Plants; Horticulture

A waxy coating sometimes found on stems, leaves, flowers and fruits.

bolting
Plants; Horticulture

Vegetables quickly flowering rather than producing the food crop. Usually caused by late planting and too warm temperatures.

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