Illustrated Glossary

To back up and bolster the wealth of original content provided on our Web site, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia (MGNV) is building a glossary of horticultural and botanical terms supplemented with photographs and diagrams. For background information see The Glossary Project and “Word of the Week.”

Note that on each page: Hyperlinks in green type link to other MGNV glossary words. Click on the hyperlink of a defined word at the top of the page to go directly to the paragraph in which the word first appears. Click on images for enlargements or captions and attributions. On a mobile phone, click on the information symbol ⓘ.

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Word meanings and phonetic spellings have been informed by Dictionary.com, Encarta World English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and Flora of Virginia, which also was used as a plant species reference. Other sources that may have been consulted for general plant identification and information are included in the list of Sources and References for the Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic. This Glossary was created by Mary Free and Christa Watters, Extension Master Gardeners.

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