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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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Ovule
Plants; Horticulture
The egg-containing unit of an ovary, which after fertilisation becomes the seed.
Ovoid
Plants; Horticulture
Said of a bud that is egg-shaped, with the broadest portion near the base.
Runner
Plants; Horticulture
A slender trailing shoot that usually roots at the tip and some nodes; a long offshoot of a plant. A slender stem growing out from the base of some plants, which terminates with a new offset plant. ...
Root anchor
Plants; Horticulture
A large root that holds a plant in a physical soil mass feeder; a small surface root which easily absorbs nutrients and water.
Rooting hormone
Plants; Horticulture
A growth hormone in powder or liquid form, which promotes the formation of roots at the base of a cutting.
