Botanical Words Alphabetical List - MA

MACROPHYLLOUS: Having large leaves, usually with many veins.

MACROPODOUS: Having a long stalk or stem; (of a plant embryo) having a large or long hypocotyl.

MACROPORE: A large, non-capillary pore found in soil through which water drains by gravity.

MACULAR: Spotted.

MACULATION: Spotting or marking.

MAGNESIUM: An element found in combination in minerals; in plants, located either in the seeds or in the chlorophyll.

MALATHION: A man-made insecticide that is effective in destroying a wide range of garden pests, such as aphids, scale and mites.

MALE: Having flowers that do not produce fruit or seed and only contain stamens.

MAMMILLATE: Having nipple-shaped protuberances.

MARCESCENT: Withering, but not falling off. (Refers to a plant part.)

MARGINAL FARMLAND: 1. Surface soil that is only a few inches deep. 2. Land repeatedly farmed without benefit of humus or chemical replacements.

MARL: An earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcium carbonate; used for liming acid soil.

MARROW: 1. The pith of plants. 2. The pulp of fruits.

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