Home > Industry/Domain > Plants > Horticulture

Horticulture

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

Contributors in Horticulture

Horticulture

fleshy

Plants; Horticulture

For a stem, not hard and woody; for a fruit or bud scales, not dry. Succulent.

growing season

Plants; Horticulture

The number of days between the average date of the last killing frost in spring and the first killing frost in fall

growth regulator

Plants; Horticulture

A chemical used to increase growth or shorter stems.

guano

Plants; Horticulture

Bat or bird dropping used as a fertilizer high with about 13% nitrogen.

habitat

Plants; Horticulture

Type of region in which a plant is native.

ha-ha

Plants; Horticulture

Hidden ditch used to keep out people or animals.

half- or sub-shrub

Plants; Horticulture

A plant with stems that are woody at the base, usually dying back to the woody stems or even back to the ground after severe winters.

Featured blossaries

Lamborghini Models

Category: Engineering   2 2 Terms

Greek Landscape: Rivers and Lakes

Category: Geography   1 20 Terms