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Glossary of Lawn Care
Terminology
Inch Measurement Decimal To
Fraction Conversions
0.0625 inches = 1/16 inches
0.125 inches = 2/16 inches = 1/8
inches
0.1875 inches = 3/16 inches
0.25
inches = 4/16 inches = 1/4 inches
0.3125 inches =
5/16 inches
0.375 inches = 6/16 inches = 3/8
inches
0.4375 inches = 7/16 inches
0.50
inches = 8/16 inches = 1/2 inches |
0.5625 inches = 9/16 inches
0.625 inches = 10/16 inches = 5/8
inches
0.6875 inches = 11/16 inches
0.75
inches = 12/16 inches = 3/4 inches
0.8125 inches
= 13/16 inches
0.875 inches = 14/16 inches = 7/8
inches
0.9375 inches = 15/16 inches
1 inch
= 16/16 inches = 1.00
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Some definitions
came from either Webster's New Century Dictionary Copyright
2001 by Geddes & Grosset or from http://glossary.gardenweb.com/glossary/
aeration: when you put
air into the soil via poking holes into it or pulling cores of
soil out of it.
aerification: the
mechanical removal of soil cores (see page 75 for more
information.)
algae: any of a group of
chiefly aquatic lower plants without root, stem, or leaves,
classified according to color.
aphids: any of various
small insects, such as the greenfly, that suck the juice of
plants.
appressed: lying close
and flat against, as a bud against a twig.
auricle: an ear-shaped
appendage.
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awnless: without the
beard or bristle-like appendage of the outer glume of numerous
grasses.
axillary: pertaining to,
springing from, or situated in the angle formed by the upper
side of an organ or branch with the stem or trunk to which it
is attached.
blade: a straight,
narrow leaf of grass OR (usually plural) the devices on a lawn
mower or rototiller that cut through the grass or dig up the
thatch.
caryopsis: a small dry
fruit with the thin pericarp (wall of the ovary) adherent to
the seed.
compaction: state of
being closely packed or condensed.
compost: a mixture of
decomposed organic matter for fertilizing soil.
core aeration:
when the machine takes a core of soil out via a hollow
cylinder.
core
aerify: to remove cores from the soil so
that the soil can receive more water and grow
better.
cores: plugs of soil.
crown: the top of a
plant.
de-thatching: when the
clippings/bulk are purposely removed from the lawn so that the
grass can receive water more easily and grow
better.
excelsior: soft wood
shavings for stuffing.
flail
mowers: a type of mower where the blades are
on a cylinder (as opposed to a disk with a regular mower,) and
the blades rotate from top to bottom.
floret: one of the small
flowers forming the head of a plant.
frost heaving: a bulge
in the ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist
earth.
fungicides: substances
that destroy fungi.
glumes: the husk of
grasses.
grading: to make level
or evenly sloping.
humus: dark brown or
black organic matter in the soil, formed from partially
decomposed leaves, plants, etc.
inflorescence: the
producing of blossoms; the arrangement of flowers on a
stem.
intensively-maintained
lawns: highly watered, highly fertilised,
mowed twice a week at least. This is the truly immaculate lawn
or the high-usage lawns.
lanceolate: tapering to
a point at either end.
"Leaves are rolled in the bud
shoot": the structure of the leaves is
circular as it emerges from the bud as opposed to flat or
straight leaves.
ligule: a membranous
appendage at the top of a sheathing leaf stalk in
grasses.
manure: animal dung used
to fertilize soil.
mulch: An organic or
inorganic soil covering, used to maintain soil temperature and
moisture and to discourage the growth of weeds; to turn into
or use as mulch.
mushroom manure: also
known as mushroom compost, it's the soil that mushrooms are
grown in. It's then discarded after the mushrooms are
grown and picked, but the used soil is useful in the
garden.
nodes: the joint of a stem and leaf or
leaves.
ovate: oval,
egg-shaped.
peat
moss: partially decomposed bog moss, often
added to soil to increase moisture retention.
pedicel: a
tiny stalk; the support of a single flower.
pelletized: to form into
pellets.
petiolate: growing on a
petiole, which is a leaf stalk.
plugs: A core of
grass sod or wildflower turf used in planting lawns and
meadows.
polyethylene: a light,
plastic, multipurpose synthetic material resistant to moisture
and chemicals.
PVC: polyvinyl chloride or polychloroethene,
the most widely used of the vinyl plastics formed by
polymerisation of vinyl chloride.
raceme: an arrangement
of flowers directly on a main stem, as in the lily of the
valley.
rake-type
tines: a metal tool, similar in shape to a
rake, that is used to plough the soil.
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reel-type mowers: A
grass-cutting tool on which spiral blades spin against a flat
surface, generally hand powered but may be mechanized for a
more precise cut than rotary mowers.
reciprocating: to move
alternately backwards and forwards.
rhizomes: a stem on or
below ground that produces roots below and shoots above; a
rootstock.
roots: the part of a
plant, usually underground, that anchors the plant, draws
water from the soil, etc.
rootzone: The area
immediately surrounding the roots and from which a plant takes
moisture and nourishment.
rototiller: a machine
that cultivates or tills the soil with rotary
blades.
runoff: the water that
leaves a drainage area; it's usually estimated as the rainfall
minus any water lost by evaporation.
ryegrass: a hardy annual
grass.
sandy
loam: a generally fertile and well-drained
soil, made up mostly of sand, some clay, and a significant
amount of decomposed organic matter.
seedheads: what the seed
grows on.
sessile: without a
stalk; permanently attached.
silica: a hard mineral,
a compound of oxygen and silicon, found in quartz and
flint.
slicing: cutting
soil.
sod:
a lump of earth covered with grass; turf; to fill the ground
with this material to use as a lawn.
spikelets: A small or
secondary spike, most often referring to those forming the
blades of the grasses.
spiking: poking holes in
the soil.
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spoons: a type of tine
that is shaped like a spoon.
spot treat: spraying a
small weed-infected area.
sprigs: sprigs consist
of stolons with roots and rhizomes; twigs with leaves on
them.
spring tine
rake: a tool which is used for raking the
ground.
staminate: having or
producing stamens, the pollen-bearing part of a
flower.
stoloniferous: Producing
stolons.
stolons: consist of
parts above ground only.
tillering: lateral
spreading of the grass seeds.
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tilling: to
cultivate for raising crops, as by ploughing.
top-dress: a thin layer
of soil over the lawn.
topdressing: spreading
soil over your grass.
undulations: a
wavelike form or motion.
vertical mowers: same as
flail mowers; a type of mower where the blades are on a
cylinder (as opposed to a disk with a regular mower,) and the
blades rotate from top to bottom.
verticutting: the
process which vertical (flail) mowers use to cut the
grass.
wet
wilt: when a plant becomes weak or faint due
to overwatering.
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