Through detailed definitions of 250 words, experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew explain how plants function. They cover their component parts, from root to fruit; habitats and biospheres from alpine to tropical; plant types including conifers, ferns, grasses and succulents; methods of cultivation such as propagation, hydroponics and pruning; and ecology and the environment. A section on history profiles influential botanists such as Linnaeus, Humboldt and Banks.
What is a perennial plant? What grows in herbaceous borders? Why are fungi not plants? And what would you find growing in a Wardian case?
Plant Words is an eclectic collection of 250 botanical terms curated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This treasury of horticultural terminology will introduce you to terraria, tulip mania and taxonomy, making you an expert in everything from arboreta to the wood-wide web.
Describing the meaning, relevance, fascinating background and usage of each term, Plant Words will give you the vocabulary to understand and talk about plants, while sharing fascinating botanical facts and stories and broadening your horticultural knowledge. The perfect gift for connoisseur and beginner botanists alike, Plant Words is beautifully illustrated with over 80 images from Kew's collection.
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