synonym (abr. syn.)
Any one of two or more names used for the same taxon rank; a rejected name due to misapplication or difference in taxonomic judgment. See also: basionym, homonym, tautonym, autonym, taxonomic synonym, nomenclatural synonym.
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May is synonymous with the old-fashioned peony (Paeonia). Hundreds of cultivars exist for this sun-loving perennial.
Roses are synonymous with love and beauty. Their blooms have inspired poets and artists to greatness. Rose gardeners are also inspired by their beauty and are devoted to their beloved plants.
Camellias are synonymous with southern gardening, yet they are not native to the south. Originally from China and Japan, there are approximately 65 wild forms of camellias, of which over a dozen forms are in cultivation.
heat unit. Synonym for degree-day.
herbicide. A pesticide used to control weeds.
hibernaculum (plural: hibernacula). A shelter occupied during the winter by an insect, notably peach twig borer.
Self sow - Synonym of self seed.
Sepal - Found in angiosperms. A whorl of adapted leaves that protects the flower bud before opening.
Mirabilis jalapa, Synonym: Mirabilis lindheimeri
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Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
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embryophyte -- Synonym for the Plantae, as here defined. It includes all green photosynthetic organisms which begin the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium.
Hibiscus acetosella {Synonym: Hibiscus eetveldianus. Also, Red Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow, or African Red Mallow}
Hibiscus arnottianus {Also, Wilder's White, Tantalus White, or Koki'o Ke'oke'o.
Varieties often have a slew of synonyms or local names-'Lady Apple', for example, has also been called at various times and places 'Lady's Finger,' 'Petit Api', 'Pomme d'Api', 'Pomme Rose', 'Christmas Apple', 'Lady Sweet', and dozens of other names.
The name of California's Napa Valley has become synonymous with wineries. Vast vineyards belonging to more than 350 estate, boutique and commercial wineries dot its rolling hillsides.
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The criteria for selecting cut flowers aren't always synonymous with how we like our flowers to appear in the garden. Florists may favour flowers with long stems and large heads that fill out the space and provide impact.
The words "exotic" and "domestic" are seldom used synonymously, and with good reason. Domestic routines would devolve into chaos if exposed to the idiosyncrasies, the strange and singular exceptions that define the exotic.
A lush green carpet of mowed turf is almost synonymous with the American home landscape. Yet one of turf's virtues is also its weakness: it always looks pretty much the same. And to keep it looking the same requires considerable time and effort.
Container gardening is no longer synonymous with the standard red geraniums but includes virtually ever type of plant from trees to herbs.
That spicy, robust oregano taste that's so synonymous with French and Italian cuisine doesn't come from just any plant labeled "oregano." This Mediterranean native belongs to the genus Origanum, which also includes sweet marjoram.
Water has always been synonymous with power. Water has been used as an elemental solution by the emperors in the form of moats and by placing their palaces near bodies of Water.
The saturated red flowers of 'Lucifer' is nearly synonymous with crocosmia, and it may be the hardiest and most reliable variety for Zones 5 and 6. 'Lucifer' is an old. reliable hybrid, as are yellow-flowered 'Jenny Bloom' and 'George Davidson'.
"Mature" and "ripe" are not synonymous terms when applied to most fruits. Mature fruit have all of the internal components necessary to fully ripen even if they are picked before they are ready to eat.
Synonym: Allium azureum
Blue Globe Alliums bear 1- to 2-inch spherical clusters of star-shaped blue flowers on stalks 2 feet tall in late spring or early summer. A native of the steppes of Russia, it performs best under hot, dry conditions.
Taylor can be funny, as when recounting a barefoot encounter with a stray trowel that left him "spitting out synonyms for fertilizer," and lyrical, as in the essay, "Gloves": "Hands can pick up a coconut or a snowflake, ...
Spring and Flower gardening is almost synonymous. Spring is the time to interplant perennials, shrubs, roses and plant or transplant your annuals. ...
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Dibotryon morbosum (Schw.) Theiss & Syd.
(synonym = Apiosporina morbosa (Schw.) Arx)
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And, although these flowers are synonymous with the Dutch, Tulips did not originate in the Netherlands nor were the Dutch always at the forefront of breeding these beauties.
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Lighter oils evaporate over a narrower range of temperatures than other oils, and thus this term is synonymous with superior or supreme oil. If an oil evaporates quickly, as light oils do, plants have a greater margin of safety.
Scorch Injury to plant parts due to burning by wind or water loss; sometimes used as a synonym of scald, such as burning by the sun.
Scree Rock garden planting bed made of crushed stone and soil.
The opposite of "heavy soil," the imprecise term "light soil" refers to soil composed of relatively large particles loosely packed together. The term is often synonymous with "sandy soil."
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Fertilizers are often called "plant food." Strictly speaking, these materials are not plant food but the raw materials or minerals used by green plants in their growth processes. However, many people use the terms synonymously.
Variety-An identifiable strain within a species, usually referring to a strain that arises in nature as opposed to a cultivar, which is specifically bred for particular properties; sometimes used synonymously with cultivar.
or Baltic English ivy don't require mowing and can make great landscaping fillers, especially in hard to maintain areas - corners, slopes, etc. Just watch out for groundcovers marketed as "extremely vigorous," since vigorous is sometimes a synonym ...
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