Horticulture/Glossary

This is a glossary of botanical and horticultural terms used in Horticulture.

Achene

Bulb

A bulb is an underground plant organ used for storing food by certain monocots. While often called a root, bulbs are actually made up of modified leaves.

Corm

Cultivation

Fan

Frond

Mulch

Pappus

Peduncle

Petiole

Rhizome

Under ground modified stem (eg) Ginger and Turmeric

Root

Stipule

Stolon

A Stolon is a modified stem which grows either beneath the soil or along the soil surface usually to root at the nodes.

Last modified on 6 January 2010, at 12:06