Gardening Terms

A cluster or bundle of structures, such as needles or roots. Learn more.

Grouped or growing in bundles or clusters. Learn more.

Vascular plants that reproduce via spores and lack seeds or flowers. Learn more.

Capable of producing viable seeds, spores, or reproductive structures. Learn more.

Substances applied to supply essential nutrients for plant growth. Learn more.

A root system made up of many thin, moderately branching roots growing from the stem base. Learn more.

The amount of soil moisture remaining after excess water has drained away. Learn more.

The slender stalk of a stamen that supports the anther. Learn more.

A bacterial disease of apples, pears, and related plants that blackens blossoms and shoots. Learn more.

Small, jumping beetles that chew small round holes in leaves of many vegetable crops. Learn more.

A graphical representation showing the arrangement of floral parts. Learn more.

A symbolic representation of the structure of a flower using letters, numbers, and symbols. Learn more.

The study of the structure and form of flowers and their reproductive organs. Learn more.

A small flower that is part of a larger inflorescence, as in grasses or daisies. Learn more.

The branch of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants. Learn more.

The reproductive structure in angiosperms that produces seeds. Learn more.

The collective leaves of a plant. Learn more.

Applying nutrients to plant leaves in solution for absorption through foliage. Learn more.

A dry, single-carpel fruit that splits along one seam to release its seeds. Learn more.

A complex network of interconnected food chains representing feeding relationships in an ecosystem. Learn more.

Inducing plants to grow or flower out of their natural season with environmental controls. Learn more.

A sustainable, multi-layered food production system modeled after a natural forest ecosystem. Learn more.

A gravel-filled trench with perforated pipe to redirect surface and groundwater. Learn more.

The large, divided leaf of a fern or palm. Learn more.

The average date of the last spring or first autumn frost in a region. Learn more.

Tissue damage in plants resulting from freezing temperatures that rupture cell walls. Learn more.

The mature ovary of a flowering plant, often containing seeds. Learn more.

Small flies whose larvae feed within fruit; includes agricultural pests such as Drosophila and Ceratitis. Learn more.

Application of gaseous pesticides to control soilborne or stored-product pests. Learn more.

Generic term for necrotic lesions on leaves caused by fungal pathogens. Learn more.

A chemical or biological agent used to prevent or control fungal diseases. Learn more.

Tiny flies whose larvae feed on organic matter and roots in moist potting soil. Learn more.

Soilborne fungal disease causing yellowing and vascular browning in many crops. Learn more.