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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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Bark
Plants; Horticulture

The rough outer part of the cortex; loosely used for the entire cortex.

Bolting
Plants; Horticulture

Vegetables quickly flowering rather than producing the food crop. Usually caused by late planting and too warm temperatures.

Botanical name
Plants; Horticulture

The Latin or scientific name of a plant, usually composed of two words, the genus and the species.

Bipinnate
Plants; Horticulture

Twice compound with the leaflets along each side of a common axis. The leaflets are further divided into pinnules.

Bonsai
Plants; Horticulture

A living woody plant dwarfed by careful pruning and container culture.

Bloom
Plants; Horticulture

A waxy coating sometimes found on stems, leaves, flowers and fruits.

Biomass
Plants; Horticulture

Substance of living tissue, often a measure of weight or volume.

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