Botany Dictionary

  • Discoidal

    Discoidal

    Resembling a disc in shape (similar to discoid).

  • Discolorous

    Discolorous

    Having upper and lower surfaces of different colors (especially leaves).

  • Discrete

    Discrete

    Separate and distinct; not fused or joined.

  • Dish garden

    Dish garden

    A shallow container planted with small ornamental plants, often succulents.

  • Disinfection

    Disinfection

    The process of eliminating pathogens from soil, tools, or plant material.

  • Disjunct

    Disjunct

    Having separated or discontinuous distribution (of plant populations).

  • Disk flower

    Disk flower

    The small tubular flowers in the center of composite flower heads (Asteraceae).

  • Dispermous

    Dispermous

    Having or producing two seeds.

  • Dispersion of soil

    Dispersion of soil

    The breaking apart of soil aggregates into individual particles.

  • Dissected

    Dissected

    Deeply divided into many segments or lobes (describing leaves or other plant parts).