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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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Sucker
Plants; Horticulture
A vigorous shoot arising from a plant base or from below ground; also the adhering discs of a vine. A growth originating from the rootstock of a grafted plant
Succulent
Plants; Horticulture
A fleshy plant that hold water in itself, usually in the leaves or stem. Thickened, juicy, fleshy tissues that are more or less soft in texture.
Subopposite
Plants; Horticulture
Said of paired leaf scars that are close, but not at exactly the same height on the twig (staggered).
Submerged bud
Plants; Horticulture
A bud hidden by the petiole or embedded in the callus of the leaf scar.
