Glossary L Flashcards
lag-threaded cable anchor with a closed eye …
lag eye
lag-threaded cable anchor with an open eye (J-shaped)
lag hook (J-Hook)
cable anchor or bracing rod with a coarse thread pattern that is typically screwed into a pre-drilled hole that is smaller in diameter than the anchor or rod. Contrast with machine-threaded.
lag-threaded
predetermined area where cut branches or wood sections will be dropped or lowered from a tree.
landing zone
purpose or intended use of a plant in the landscape (e.g., shade, aesthetics, screening).
landscape function
short rope equipped with carabiners, snaps, and/or eye splices. Work-positioning lanyards are used for temporarily securing a climber in one place.
lanyard
immature life stage of an insect between the egg and the pupa stage.
larvae
an arrangement of rope used to hold two objects together.
lashing
bud held in dormancy for more than one year by hormones originating from the terminal bud. Term sometimes used to refer to dormant buds or adventitious buds.
latent bud
secondary or subordinate branch or root.
lateral
vegetative bud on the side of a stem. Contrast with terminal bud….
lateral bud
root that arises by cell division in the pericycle of the parent root and then penetrates the cortex and epidermis….
lateral root
portion of an annual ring (growth ring) that forms during summer, characterized by small-diameter cells with thick walls. Summer wood. Contrast with earlywood.
latewood
LCR: ratio of the height of the crown containing live foliage to the overall height of the tree
Live Crown Ratio
(1) tendency for elements or compounds to wash down through the soil. (2) tendency for elements or compounds to wash into the soil. For example, alkaline compounds may leach from concrete, or heavy metals may leach from aggregates, and both may damage plants.
leach (leaching)
part of a rigging line, from the rigging point to the load. Contrast with fall….
lead
primary terminal shoot or trunk of a tree. Large, usually upright stem. A stem that dominates a portion of the crown by suppressing lateral branches….
leader
green building rating System developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide standards for environmentally sustainable construction and building management practices.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
primary, photosynthetic organ of a plant that is connected to a stem by a petiole….
leaf
tip of the leaf blade
leaf apex
point of attachment of a leaf petiole to a stem
leaf axil
bottom part of the leaf blade….
leaf base
irregularly shaped areas of disease on plant foliage….
leaf blotch
outer edge of the leaf blade….
leaf margin