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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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grafting wax

Plants; Horticulture

A wax used to seal a bud or graft from water and air.

grandiflora/grandiflorus/grandiflorum

Plants; Horticulture

Epithet meaning larger flowers than normal for a species; a class of roses with large and clustering blooms.

green fertilizer/manure

Plants; Horticulture

A fast-growing crop used to add organic matter when plowed under.

grafting

Plants; Horticulture

The process of joining a stem or bud of one plant on to the stem or root stock of a different plant.

ground cover

Plants; Horticulture

A group of plants usually used to cover bare earth and create a uniform appearance; a spreading short plant used to cover soil; a living mulch.

fasciated

Plants; Horticulture

Much flattened or cockscomb-like growth; seemingly several units fused together.

fastigiate

Plants; Horticulture

With upright branches; having a narrowly columnar or pillar-like growth form.

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