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Accounting
Undergraduate 3
04/01/2015

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Term
specific epithet
Definition
Classification name that follows genus name
Second name
Term
Epigeal Germination
Definition
seed above the ground
Term
flush Cut
Definition
Bad for health of tree
Term
Arboriculture
Definition
Practice and study of care of trees and other woody plants
Term
Phloem
Definition
Conducts sugars down the stem
Term
Family
Definition
Group under order level and above genus level
Term
Woundwood
Definition
stronger and resistant to decay

sealing of injuring from elements
Term
Genotype
Definition
Genetic makeup of cell or organism

Set of traits from parents
Term
Softwood cutting
Definition
Shrubs

Tissue soft not fully developed
Cuttings short 5-10cm
spring early summer
Term
Carotenioids
Definition
yellow,orange,or red pigment responsible for those colours in some parts of trees and other plants
Term
Hardwood cuttings
Definition
Cut in winter when dormant
Way to propagate money trees including decidous & fruit trees
Term
Tannin
Definition
Organic substance produced by trees.
Believed to be involved in a trees chemical defense processes
Term
Stratify
Definition
Seeds in layers in moist sand to prepare them and help them to germinate
Term
Cultivar
Definition
Plants selected for desiable characteristics

human assistance
Term
Cotyledon
Definition
First leaf that sprouts from a seed
Term
Branch bark ridge
Definition
raised strip of bark at the top of a branch union
Term
Scaffold limb
Definition
permanent or structural branches (main branches)
Term
Phenotype
Definition
"to show" What you can see, Obervable tait
Term
Plant hardiness
Definition
THe plants ability to survive in adverse growing conditions
Term
Subordination
Definition
To reduce the size and ensuring growth of a branch in relation to other branches or leaders
Term
Topping
Definition
inappropriate pruning technique to reduce tree size cutting back a tree to a predetermined crown limit, often internodes
Term
Anthocyanins
Definition
red or purple pigments in a tree
Term
Pollarding
Definition
pruning technique in which a tree with a large maturing form is kept relatively short.starting on a young tree, internodal cuts are made at a chosen height, resulting in the development of callus knobs at the cut height. requires regular removal of the sprouts arising from the cuts
Term
Drip line
Definition
Imaginary line defined by the branch spread of a single plant or group of plants
Term
Rays
Definition
Conduct sugars across annual rings
Term
Parenchyma Cell
Definition
Thin-walled, Living cells essential in Photosynthesis, Radial transport, energy storage, and production of protective compounds
Term
Xylem
Definition
Wood that conducts water & elements up
Term
Tropism
Definition
Tendency of growth of a plant to an external stimunlurs ex growing towards the light
Term
Rhizosphere
Definition
Soil area around roots
Term
Desiccation
Definition
Severe drying out Dehydration
Term
Epicormic branching
Definition
Responsize growth, Tree reacts from stress, Growth from latent adventitious bud (shoot) grows out of the bark
Term
CODIT
Definition
Compartmentalization of decay in trees
Term
Ramet
Definition
Clone, A tree in a group of trees that have all sprouted from a single parent plant
Term
Hybrid
Definition
cross pollination of species from same genera
Term
Biomechanics
Definition
applies principles of mechanical design to biolgical structures
Term
Disorder
Definition
Associated with nutrient imbalances
Term
Scion
Definition
a shoot or twig, esecially one cut for grafting or planting
Term
Chlorophyll
Definition
green pigment of plants, captures energy of sun, essential for photosynthesis
Term
Included bark
Definition
Bark thats become embedded in crotch causes a weak structure
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