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Glossary
Orchid of Terms
Epiphyte, epiphytic
A plant that naturally grows on another plant but does not derive any
nourishment from it. Many of the orchids in cultivation are epiphytic.
Terrestrial
Growing in or on the ground and supported by soil.
lithophyte
An orchid that grows on rocks
keiki
A Hawaiian word referring to a baby plant produced asexually by an
orchid plant, usually used when referring to Dendrobiums
or Vandaceous orchids.
Cane
An elongated psuedobulb, usually used when
describing Dendrobiums.
Aerial root
Any root produced above the growing medium.
Genus
(pl. genera) A natural grouping of closely related species.
hybrid
The offspring of a cross between species or hybrids.
Intergeneric hybrid
A hybrid between members of two or more genera.
Species
A kind of plant that is distinct from other plants.
Spike
An unbranched inflorescence of unstalked flowers
Sheath
A modified leaf that encloses an emerging inflorescence or leaf.
Unifoliate
Having one leaf.
Bifoliate
Having two leaves
Inflorescence
The flowering portion of a plant.
Anther
The part of the stamen containing the pollen; the end of the column.
Backbulb
An old pseudobulb behind the part of a sympodial orchid that is actively growing. Although there
may be no leaves the presence of undamaged "eyes" is a sign that
growth is possible.
. Pseudobulb
A thickened portion of the stem of many orchids functioning as a water
and food storage device.
Rhizome
A root-bearing stem of sympodial orchids
that progressively sends up leafy shoots.
Eye
The bud of a sympodial orchid that will
eventually develop into a new lead.
Lead
An immature vegetative growth on a sympodial
orchid that will develop into flower-producing structure.
Lip
A modified petal of the orchid flower specialized to aid in
pollination and different than the other petals.
Medium
The material in which an orchid is container-grown, it may be organic
such as fir bark or inorganic such as lava rock.
Mericlone
A plant derived from tissue culture that is identical to its parent.
Monopodial
Orchids that grow upward from a single stem producing leaves and
flowers along that stem.
Sympodial
Orchids which grow laterally and produce leafy growths along a rhizome
Node
A joint on a stem or pseudobulb from which a
leaf or growth originates.
virus
A type of infectious agent, much smaller than common microorganisms,
several forms of which affect certain kinds of orchids.
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