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Soils

Where a plant grows and what resources are available to it is of vital importance to the life of a plant. The soil type and... Read More

Brick

Brick 1. A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc, molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or... Read More

Earth

Earth 1. (Science: astronomy) planet that is the third in order from the sun. It is one of the four inner or terrestrial... Read More

Resin

resin Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of... Read More

Slime

slime 1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud. As it Nilus ebbs, the seedsman Upon the slime... Read More

Udden-wentworth scale

Udden-Wentworth scale (Science: plant biology) A geometric scale of grain sizes which classifies particles of siliciclastic... Read More

Agar

What Is Agar? Agar, also called agar agar, is a natural gelling agent derived from seaweed (specifically algae belonging to... Read More

Mastich

Mastich --> mastic 1. (Science: botany) a low shrubby tree of the genus pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands... Read More

Mineral soil

mineral soil (Science: ecology) Any soil consisting primarily of mineral (sand, silt and clay) material, rather than organic... Read More

Phosphate

Phosphate is an essential inorganic compound composed of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms. This molecular... Read More

Mud

mud (Science: plant biology) particles in siliciclastic sediment that are 0.0625 millimetres in size or smaller, according... Read More

Tobacco

tobacco 1. (Science: botany) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the nightshade family, much used for smoking and... Read More

Burn

Burn 1. A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat. 2. The operation or result of burning or... Read More

Trap

trap (Science: geology) An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-coloured, heavy igneous rocks, including... Read More

Stick

stick 1. A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of... Read More

Soil horizon

Soil horizon A distinct layer of soil, more or less parallel with the soil surface, having similar properties such as... Read More

Ecosystem Succession

Just one of the amazing aspects of life on Earth is that it spreads to all areas where the habitat will allow it to survive.... Read More