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Snowdrops blooming in the Westview Terrace
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Botanical Nerd Word: Scape

Scape: A leafless flower stalk.* Snowdrops (Galanthus) produce their flowers at the end of scapes. Garlic also produces scapes which are edible and delicious! *Allaby, M. (2006). A dictionary of plant …

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Botanical Nerd Word: Graveolent

Graveolent: Strongly scented, often unpleasantly so.* Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as eastern skunk cabbage, is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring. It’s just starting to poke up in …

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Rose cane showing prickles
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Botanical Nerd Word: Prickle

Prickle: A small, sharp outgrowth of the epidermis or bark.* A prickle is a distinct botanical structure, different from a spine or a thorn. Despite the saying, every rose doesn’t …

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Burl growth on a willow tree trunk
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Botanical Nerd Word: Burl

Burl: Woody knot in the trunk, branches, or roots of a tree, caused by something that has damaged the tree (infection, disease, or injury), prized for use in woodworking.*   …

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Close-up of squash seeds
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Botanical Nerd Word: Quiescent

Quiescent: In a state or condition of quietness; motionless; inactive; dormant.* Seeds in storage are said to be quiescent. They are purposely kept dry and cool to prevent them from germinating. …

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Phalaenopsis orchid showing monopodial growth habit
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Botanical Nerd Word: Monopodial

Monopodial: Having a single axis of growth with lateral branching occurring on either side of the main axis, most commonly used to describe the growth of inflorescences but also to describe …

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Paperwhites showing keeled flower stalk
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Botanical Nerd Word: Carina

Carina: A keel or ridge.* These paperwhites (Narcissus papyraceus) have keeled flower stalks with a prominent ridge running the length of each side. Paperwhites are commonly forced to bloom indoors in the …

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Winter buds on a beech twig.
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Botanical Nerd Word: Fusiform

Fusiform: Three-dimensionally shaped like a spindle, widest at the middle and tapering to a point at both ends.* The winter buds of beech trees (Fagus) have a fusiform shape. *Pell, S.K., …

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A procumbent cultivar of Scots Pine
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Botanical Nerd Word: Procumbent

Procumbent: Growing along the ground without rooting at the nodes.* This cultivar of Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris ‘Albyn Prostrata’, has a procumbent growth habit. In the wild, Scots pine grows …

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Pine needles and cone
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Botanical Nerd Word: Acicular

Acicular: Needle-shaped.* Many conifers have acicular leaves. *Rushforth, K. (1987). Conifers. New York: Facts on File.

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