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Physiological adaptation process of plants and other living organisms to a climate or environment different from their prior growing conditions

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Acclimation

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Genetic ability of plants and other living organisms to adjust or acclimate to different environments

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Adaptability

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In close, tight proximity; pressed close to or lying flat against something; appressed

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Adpressed

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Pleasing to the senses, visually or otherwise

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to bud or leaf arrangement, one leaf or bud at each note situated at alternating positions along the stem in this arrangement. The leaves are not directly across from each other.

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Alternate

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Plant with seeds born in an ovary consist of two large groups, monocotyledons, such as grasses, palms and related plants and dicotyledons, which is mostly woody trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and related plants

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Angiosperm

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Point of attachment of a leaf petiole to a stem

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Axil

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Bud in the axil of a leaf; lateral bud

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Axillary bud

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Biological diversity in an environment as indicated by number of different species of plants and animals

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Biodiversity

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Double pinnate

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Bipinnate

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Expanded body of a leaf

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Blade

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Modified leaf, usually growing just below the flower petals sometimes more prominent than and mistaken for the actual flower petals

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Bract

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Undeveloped flower or shoot containing a meristematic growing point. small, lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower or shoot

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Bud

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14
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Thickness or diameter of the trunk of a tree, taken at a standard height used in specifying nursery stock

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Caliper

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Spike like flower structure, often drooping, and flexible

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Catkin

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Taxonomic group below the division level, but above the order level

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Class

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18
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Asexual produced organisms that are genetically ident

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Clones

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Leaf with two or more leaflets

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Compound leaf

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Ovule or pollen bearing structure of conifers

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Cone

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Cone bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure called a cone

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Conifer

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Term describing a heart shaped leaf

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Cordate

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Cultivated variety of a species that cannot be reproduced without human assistance, usually propagated asexually (cloned)

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Cultivar

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Tree or other plant that sheds its foliage annually

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Deciduous

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Rounded or spreading growth habit of a tree crown

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Decurrent

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Having serrations (teeth) perpendicular to the leaf margin

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Dentate

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Plant with two cotyledons in its embryo; dicotyledons constitute the large larger of the two great divisions of flowering plants and typically have broad, stalked leaves with net like veins

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Dicoyledons

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Having male and female flowers borne on separate individuals of the same species

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Dioecious

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Taxonomic group below the kingdom level, but above the class level

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Division phylum

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Toothed margin of a leaf with smaller teeth within the teeth

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Double serrate

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31
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Stony seed inside a fleshy covering i.e. cherry and peach

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Drupe

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32
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Term describing a leaf margin without teeth

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entire

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33
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Pattern of a tree branching characterized by a dominant leader with an upright or pyramidal cone shape crown

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Excurrent

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Taxonomic group under the order level and above the genus level

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Family

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35
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Group of plants with a species having distinct variations that occurs sporadically and naturally

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Forma

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36
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Large divided leaf structure, found in palms and ferns

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Taxonomic group composed of species having similar fundamental traits; botanical classification under the family level and above the species level

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Plants with exposed seeds usually within cones, the classes Ginkgopsida and Coniferopsida are members of the group

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Gymnosperm

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Characteristic form or manner of growth

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Genetically determined ability of a plant to survive winter growing conditions often referring specifically to low temperatures

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Plant resulting from a cross between two different species or two highly inbred lines within a single species

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Dichotomous guide used to help identify plants and other organisms

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Identification key

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Continued growth due to sustained activity of the apical and lateral meristems

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Intermediate growth

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Cluster of flowers

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Inflorescence

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Region of the stem between two successive nodes

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Organisms not native or endemic to a region, typically introduced by human activity in the modern era

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Invasive species

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Primary taxonomic group separating major groups of living organisms

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Purpose or intended use of a plant in the landscape such as shade, aesthetic screening

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Landscape function

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Vegetative bud on the side of a stem

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Lateral bud

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Tip of the leaf blade

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Bottom part of the leaf blade

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Outer edge of the leaf blade

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Leaf margin

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Scar left on the twig after the leaf is shed

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Separate part of a compound leaf blade

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Small opening in the bark that permits the exchange of gases

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Leaf segments that project outward creating voids or sinuses between the segments

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Plant with an embryo that has one single seed leaf (cotyledon) Examples are grasses and palms.

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Monocotyledon

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Species with male and female flowers, born on the same plant

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Monoecious

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Study of the form and structure of plants and other living organisms

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Morphology

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Plants endemic (indegenous) to a region within the modern era; naturally occurring and not introduced by humans

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Native species

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Non-native species that has become established in a region and propagates without human assistance

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Naturalized species

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Slender leaf of a conifer

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Point on a stem from which leaves branches and aerial roots are attached

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Scientific naming system for living organisms, scientific names are Latin and written in italics the genius first is always starting with a capital letter followed by the specific epithet always starting with a lowercase letter and together making the species name

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Nomenclature

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Pertaining to leaf or branch arrangement, leaves or branches situated two at each note across from each other on the stem

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Taxonomic group below the class level, but above the family level

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In trees and other plants, the part of the flower that produces the ovules and becomes the fruit at maturity

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Monocotyledonous plant in the family Arecaceae, usually within an unbranched trunk; it’s leaves are arranged around the terminal bud and the vascular bundles are scattered

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Type of compound leaf with veins or leaflets radiating in a fan like pattern

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Stalk or support axis of a leaf between the stem and the blade

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Stalk of a leaflet

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Primary taxonomic group within a kingdom

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Type of compound leaf with leaflets along each side of a common axis

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Geographic origin of a plant differing from the range of the species or where a species can be expected to be hardy

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Provenance

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Short soft hairs, covering the surface of leaves or other plant parts

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Pubescence

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Plant varieties that are tolerant of or not susceptible to certain diseases or pest problems or abiotic disorders

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Resistant varieties

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Dry, winged fruits that remain closed at maturity

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Sawtooth margin of a leaf with the teeth pointed forward

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Single bladed leaf, not composed of leaflets

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Simple leaf

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Space between two lobes of a leaf

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Classification name that follows the genus name in scientific nomenclature

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Specific epithet

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Group of plants within a species having distinct differences that occurred naturally usually within a specific geographic region

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Subspecies

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Science, that studies, the description denomination and classification of living organisms based on their similarities and differences

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Bud at the tip of a twig or shoot also known as apical bud

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Terminal bud

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Naturally occurring subdivision of a species having a distinct difference in breeding true to that difference

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Plant with xylem and phloem elements for conducting water, nutrients and photosynthesis

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Vascular plant

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Arrangement of veins in a leaf

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Leaves, twigs or branches arranged in a circle around a point on the stem

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