Botany Dictionary

  • Bearded

    Bearded

    Having a tuft or line of hairs (e.g., iris petals).

  • Bed

    Bed

    A prepared area of soil for growing plants.

  • Bedding plant

    Bedding plant

    Plants grown for temporary seasonal display in gardens.

  • Bendiocarb

    Bendiocarb

    A carbamate insecticide used in pest control.

  • Benomyl

    Benomyl

    A systemic fungicide used to control various plant diseases.

  • Berry

    Berry

    A fleshy fruit developing from a single ovary, containing multiple seeds.

  • Bi-

    Bi-

    Prefix meaning ‘two’ or ‘twice’.

  • Bait

    Bait

    Substance used to attract pests for trapping or poisoning (e.g., slug bait).

  • Baking soda

    Baking soda

    Sodium bicarbonate, sometimes used as a fungicide or pH modifier in gardening.

  • Balm

    Balm

    Aromatic resinous substance from plants, or plants with soothing properties (e.g., lemon balm).