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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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Defoliate/defoliation
Plants; Horticulture
Loss of leaves such as premature summer leaf drop; casting off or falling off of leaves.
Decumbent
Plants; Horticulture
Reclining on the ground with the tip ascending; trailing stems on the ground with lateral shoots upright
Dentate
Plants; Horticulture
Having marginal teeth whose apices are perpendicular to the margin and do not point forward.
Decurrent
Plants; Horticulture
Continued down the stem in a ridge or wing, as applied to leaf-bases.
Ground cover
Plants; Horticulture
A group of plants usually used to cover bare earth and create a uniform appearance; a spreading short plant used to cover soil; a living mulch.
