Lesson 6 Flashcards
A person who studies the structure, growth, and diseases of plants
Botanist
To produce or raise plants and animals
Breed
Plants that have thick, leafless, often spiny stems and that grow in hot places, such as deserts.
Cacti
A tree that bears cones, such as an evergreen or pinecone.
Conifer
Falling off at the end of the season or growing period, such as a trees shredding leaves.
Deciduous
From another of the world, foreign
Exotic
Plant leaves, especially tree leaves
Foliage
The science of raising and caring for plants, especially flowers, fruits, and vegetables
Horticulture
The growing of plants in special solutions containing nutrients, rather than growing them in soil.
Hydroponics
A place where plants are raised for sale or research .
Nursery
To fertilize a flower or plant
Pollinate
Having small sharp points, such as thorns
Prickly
A young plant that is grown from a seed
Seedling
One of the tender coiling parts of a climbing plant that helps the plants cling to its support, such as a wall or stick.
Tendril
The layer of soil at the surface above the ground
Topsoil
