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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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dissected

Plants; Horticulture

Cut, lacerated or divided in narrow, slender segments, said of fringed petals or leaves.

display index

Plants; Horticulture

Percentage of peak display for flowers or other showy part.

divided

Plants; Horticulture

Deeply lobed when applied to leaves; separated to the base into divisions.

dividing/division

Plants; Horticulture

A method of propagating plants by separating each one into two or more sections and then replanting.

domestica

Plants; Horticulture

A plant having been domesticated or cultivated near residences.

dormancy

Plants; Horticulture

A state of suspended growth; the yearly cycle in a plant’s life when growth slows and the plant rests.

dorsal

Plants; Horticulture

Relating to the back or outer portion of a plant part; of or on the back or outer surface of a leaf.

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