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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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Pollen

Plants; Horticulture

The male cells or microspores produced by the stamens.

Punctate

Plants; Horticulture

With translucent or covered dots, depressions or pits.

Sheath

Plants; Horticulture

An elongated, more or less tubular structure enveloping an organ or plant part; a tube-shaped part containing a leaf of a grass or similar plant.

Semi-evergreen

Plants; Horticulture

A plant whose foliage is retained all year in warm climates but not in colder ones; some of the foliage is retained in most climates where hardy.

Semi-double

Plants; Horticulture

A flower with only a few stamens converted to petals; a flower with less than twice the normal number of petals.

Short-season crop

Plants; Horticulture

A plant capable of producing parts in a minimum of days.

Shrub

Plants; Horticulture

A woody plant that is usually under 15 feet tall and has many stems.

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