Horticulture

Horticulture

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

Industry: Plants

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monopodial

Plants; Horticulture

Continuing growth from a terminal bud each year.

morifolium

Plants; Horticulture

Epithet meaning leaves like mulberry, such as mums.

mother block

Plants; Horticulture

A certified group of plants used to derive propagation tissues.

mulch

Plants; Horticulture

Any loose material placed over the soil to control weeds and conserve soil moisture. Usually a coarse organic matter, such as leaves, clippings or bark.

mutation

Plants; Horticulture

A change in the expected genetic or tissue makeup of a plant. A sudden change in genetic material resulting in an altered individual. Generally disadvantageous to the mutated plant’s survival.