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Soil Leaves
Stem Life Cycles
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Propagation Prefix words
Descriptions Little bit ofEverything
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Anothername for soil
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Medium
Used in soil mixtures to aerate the soil.Looks like small white balls.
Perlite
Potting soil allows for
drainage and good root growth.
Aerated
Used in soil mixture to aerate the
soil.Looks like
sand
vermiculite
Yet another Name
for Soil….
Media
Sub-division of a leaf
Lobes
Are leaf like
parts
Foliage
The leaf of a fern
Frond
Two or more
colors on the leaf (or
flower)
Variegated
Stalk of the Leaf
Petiole
Portion of the stem
which has a leaf, leaves,
or bud
Node
Stem section
between two nodes
Internode
Leaf and stem angle
Axil
Portions of the plant have
grown longer internodes that other
portions of the plant.
Leggy
Stems from old plants that run
along the ground and grow new
plants
runners
Has a life cycle of one year
annual
Plants with a life cycle of three or more years
Perennial
Life cycle that is
complete in two years.
biennial
This term means sexless
Asexual
Young baby
plants
Seedlings
The period necessary for
a plant to adjust to a
new environment.
Acclimation
The growth period for
seeds.
Germination
Time frame between the
last killing frost in the spring to the first killing
frost in the fall.
Growing
Season
New growth
on a plant
Shoot
The inactive period in the life cycle of
a plant
Dormancy
Method used to get a new plant from the mother
plant
Propagation
Propagation by
separation the plant at its roots.
division
Used to propagate
plants; section of stem is cut at node.
Cutting
Small plant that may be taken from the mother
plant for propagation purposes.
Offset
Reproductive system in
non flowering plants.
Spore
Process by which plants
use sunlight to manufacture
food from carbon dioxide
and water
Photosynthesis
Materials not derived from plants and animals
inorganic
Period of daylight
needed to induce
flowering.
Photoperiod
Plant growth
toward the light source
phototropism
Both sexes; a stamen
and a pistil.
Bisexual
Plants that store water
in stems and leaves
succulent
Ability of a plant to
survive the winter outside.
Hardy
Part of the plant
containing seeds
Fruit
Plant that loses its
leaves for a portion of the year
Deciduous
Storage organ; usually
underground
bulb
An undevelope
d flower
Bud
Technique use to bring plants into
bloom before normal cycle.
Forcing
The male portion of the plant
Stamen
Major root of some plants
taproot
The edge of the leaf
margin
