Wednesday 22 February 2017

Discovering Words: Reptant

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 Reptant. Reptant means creeping along the ground and rooting.

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Monday 13 February 2017

Discovering Words: Phytotoxin

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 Phytotoxin. Phytotoxin means a substance toxic to plants, which is produced by a plant pathogen.

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Thursday 2 February 2017

Discovering Words: Orophilous

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 Orophilous. Orophilous means applied to plants that grow in subalpine habitats. #DiscoverHorticulture

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