Ad – aden- history of gardening

Definitions beginning with ‘Ad’ – from the “Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening 1951″:

aden- – “in compound words, signifying a gland, as adenophorus, having glandular pedicels.”

Adenogynusaumadenogy’nus -a -um – “having a glandular ovary”.

Adherent – “joined to, as one organ of a flower to a different organ.”

Adhesion – “union of different organs.”

AdiantifoliusaumAdiantifo’lius -a -um – “having l. like a maiden-hair fern.”

AdmirabilisiseAdmira’bilis -is -e – “to be admired.”

AdpressusaumAdpres’sus -a -um – “adpressed; pressed against.”

AdscendensAdscen’dens – “ascending; half-erect, or curving upwards from a nearly prostrate base.”

AdsurgensAdsur’gens – “rising erect.”

Adult – “Full-grown, or of a full-grown plant.”

Aduncusaumadun’cus -a -um – “hooked.”

Adventitious – Having a different mode of origin from the normal, as roots borne on a stem or on a part of the root which has laready produced roots; or shoots produced from roots or from the callus covering a wound.”

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