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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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Cone
Plants; Horticulture
A coniferous fruit, having a number of woody, leathery, or fleshy scales, each bearing one or more seeds, and attached to a central axis; the seed-holding structure of trees like pines and spruce.
Compound leaf
Plants; Horticulture
A leaf of two or more leaflets, in some cases the lateral leaflets may have been lost and only the terminal leaflet remain.
Corm
Plants; Horticulture
Fleshy underground stem that resembles a true bulb, which produces roots, leaves and flowers during the growing season.
Corolla
Plants; Horticulture
The petals and normally coloured portion of a flower; the inner floral envelope, consisting of petals.
Conifer
Plants; Horticulture
A cone-bearing plant, with tiny needlelike leaves, that may be evergreen or deciduous.
Continuous
Plants; Horticulture
Said of pith which is solid; not spongy, chambered or interrupted by cavities.
