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• Frost — is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air. [cite web |url=http://www.weatherquestions.com/What causes frost.htm |title=What causes frost?… …   Wikipedia

• tender annual — noun Etymology: tender (I) : an annual (as the tomato or squash) not able to withstand cold and injured by the first frost compare hardy annual …   Useful english dictionary

• horticulture — horticultural, adj. horticulturist, n. /hawr ti kul cheuhr/, n. 1. the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants. 2. the science and art of cultivating such plants. [1670… …   Universalium

• gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… …   Universalium

• Cyclamen — Wild Cyclamen persicum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• Senecio cineraria — Taxobox name = Jacobaea maritima image width = 270px image caption = Dusty Miller regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Senecioneae genus = Jacobaea species = J. maritima… …   Wikipedia

• Jerusalem artichoke — 1. Also called girasol. a sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks. 2. Also called sunchoke. the tuber itself. [1635 45; alter. of It girasole articiocco edible sunflower. See GIRASOL, ARTICHOKE] * …   Universalium

• melon — /mel euhn/, n. 1. the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon. 2. medium crimson or deep pink. 3. the visible upper portion of the head of a surfacing whale or dolphin, including the beak, eyes, and… …   Universalium

• List of culinary fruits — This list of culinary fruits contains the names of some fruits that are considered edible in some cuisines. The definition of fruit for these lists is a culinary fruit, i.e. Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does… …   Wikipedia

• Salvia coccinea — Taxobox name = Salvia coccinea image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Lamiaceae genus = Salvia species = S. coccinea binomial = Salvia coccinea binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

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