Horticulture Vocabulary

Question 1

Arboriculture

Answer 1

Cultivation of trees and shrubs.

Question 2

Aeration

Answer 2

Movement of air into and through soil

Question 3

Annual

Answer 3

A plant that grows, flowers, produces seeds and dies in one year

Question 4

Asexually

Answer 4

Without the Union of male and female sex cells

Question 5

Asymmetrical

Answer 5

Having unequal visual weight on each side of the axis

Question 6

Auxins

Answer 6

Plant hormone that accelerate growth by stimulating cell enlargement

Question 7

Berm

Answer 7

A ridge of soil placed around a newly planted tree to retain water

Question 8

Biennial

Answer 8

A plant that produces vegetation in one year, flowers the next, and then dies

Question 9

Biological insect control

Answer 9

Control of insects by the use of the natural enemies of certain insects rather than chemical substances

Question 10

Broadcast

Answer 10

To spread over and entire area

Question 11

Bulb

Answer 11

A vegetative structure that consists of layers of fleshy scales overlapping each other, such as the onion

Question 12

Burlap

Answer 12

A coarse cloth made of jute or hemp often used to protect plants from the weather

Question 13

Cambium

Answer 13

Thin, green, actively growing tissue located between the bark and wood of a plant

Question 14

Capillary water

Answer 14

Water held against the force of gravity

Question 15

Chemical retardant

Answer 15

A chemical used to slow down, shorten, or dwarf plant growth

Question 16

Chlorophyll

Answer 16

The green substance that gives many plants their green color and is necessary for photosynthesis

Question 17

Chloroplast

Answer 17

Small green particle containing chlorophyll found in leaves

Question 18

Cold frame

Answer 18

An outside structure covered on top with glass or glass or plastic used to harden off plants or protect tender plants during the winter

Question 19

Common Name

Answer 19

The English name of a plant that may differ in various localities

Question 20

Cotyledons

Answer 20

The first leaves to appear on a plant

Question 21

Cross-pollination

Answer 21

A process in which pollen (male sex cell) of one plant unites with the egg (female sex cell) of a different plant

Question 22

Cultivars

Answer 22

Another name for a specific plant