Friday 27 January 2017

Discovering Words: Nyctigamous

Welcome to Discover Horticulture. A journey discovering Horticulture and sharing it with you along the way.

Sharing a word, with the definition, chosen from the Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences. This shall be an interesting journey discovering new words that mean a lot in our horticultural world.

Today's word of the day is Nyctigamous. Nyctigamous means applied to flowers that are closed by day and open at night.

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Thursday 19 January 2017

Discovering Words: Myrmecochory

Welcome to Discover Horticulture. A journey discovering Horticulture and sharing it with you along the way.

Sharing a word, with the definition, chosen from the Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences. This shall be an interesting journey discovering new words that mean a lot in our horticultural world.

Today's word of the day is Myrmecochory. Myrmecochory means the dispersal of spores or seeds by ants. #DiscoverHorticulture

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Monday 9 January 2017

Discovering Words: Leader

Welcome to Discover Horticulture. A journey discovering Horticulture and sharing it with you along the way.

Sharing a word, with the definition, chosen from the Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences. This shall be an interesting journey discovering new words that mean a lot in our horticultural world.

Today's word is Leader. Leader means the growing tip of the main shoot, especially of a tree.

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Monday 2 January 2017

Happy New Year 2017

Welcome to Discover Horticulture. A journey discovering Horticulture and sharing it with you along the way.

Happy New Year 2017 from Discover Horticulture.

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