Botany Dictionary

  • Virgin soil

    Virgin soil

    Soil that has never been cultivated or disturbed by human activity.

  • Viscid

    Viscid

    Sticky or adhesive to the touch.

  • Viscid (2)

    Viscid (2)

    Having a thick, gluey consistency.

  • Viscidium (2)

    Viscidium (2)

    A viscid structure in orchid flowers aiding in pollination.

  • Viscous

    Viscous

    Having a thick or sticky consistency between solid and liquid.

  • Vista

    Vista

    A pleasing view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening.

  • Viviparous

    Viviparous

    Producing living young or plantlets instead of seeds.

  • Viviparous (2)

    Viviparous (2)

    Reproducing by the development of plantlets or shoots while still attached to the parent.

  • Wallum

    Wallum

    An Australian term for a type of shrubland habitat on nutrient-poor, sandy soils.

  • Warty

    Warty

    Covered with or resembling warts; rough-textured.