Agitate |
Mix vigorously. |
Algal |
Of or relating to algae. |
Aqueous |
Watery. |
Broad-spectrum |
Works on a wide variety of species. |
Cambium |
Formative one-cell-thick layer of tissue between xylem (woody tissue) and
phloem (bark) in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth. |
Chelated copper |
Copper held in an organic complex: slightly less toxic than copper sulfate,
less corrosive to equipment and stays in solution longer. Recommended for use
in waters with alkalinity levels higher than 20 ppm. |
Concurrent |
Happening at the same time as something else. |
CRP |
Conservation Reserve Program. |
Deciduous |
Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves each year. |
Diatom |
Type of algae. |
Drift |
Droplets, dust or granules floating through the air due to a breeze or light
wind. |
Emulsion |
A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which
the first will not mix. |
Ensile |
To store (fodder) in a silo for preservation. |
Estuary |
1. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met
by the tides.
2.
An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river. |
Fertilizer |
A natural and synthetic materials, including manure and nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potassium compounds, spread on or worked into soil to increase its capacity
to support plant growth. |
Flagellate |
Type of algae. |
Forb |
A broad-leaved herb other than a grass, especially one growing in a field,
prairie, or meadow. |
Herbaceous |
A non-woody plant in which the top-growth dies to the ground at the end of
each growing season. |
Herbicide |
A pesticide used for killing plants or grass. |
Impervious |
Incapable of being penetrated. |
Insecticide |
A pesticide used for killing insects. |
Instar |
A stage of an insect or other arthropod between molts. |
Intertidal |
Of or being the region between the high tide mark and the low tide mark. |
Leach |
Penetrate gradually: chemicals that leach into soil can eventually
reach groundwater supplies and contaminate them. |
Monomolecular |
One molecule: a monomolecular film is only one molecule deep and so thin
it cannot be seen, felt, smelled or tasted. |
Nonionic |
Not converted into ions. |
Organophosphate |
Any of several organic compounds containing phosphorus, some of which are
used as fertilizers and pesticides. |
Paraffinic |
Contains paraffin (wax). |
Pesticide |
Any substance or mixture of substances that prevent, repel or kill pests
(plant, animal or insect). |
Phenoxy |
Type of herbicide. |
Potable |
Fit to drink. |
Premise |
Land and buildings on it. |
Quiescent |
Quiet, still, at rest: in ponds and lakes it indicates that there are no
streams or springs going in or out. |
Residual |
Left behind. |
Rinsate |
Rinse water. |
Senescence |
Growing old; aging. |
Surfactant |
Substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid: contained
in many herbicides to make the product cover the plant more effectively so the
chemical will work better. |
Synergized |
Two chemicals working together to produce a better result than either single
chemical ingredient would on its own. |
Systemic |
(as it applies to plants) Absorbed through
the root and into the plant juice or sap without harming the plant itself. |
Terrestrial |
Of or relating to the land. |
Tiller |
A shoot, especially one that sprouts from the base of a grass. |
Translocate |
Displace or transfer to a new position. |
Weir |
1. A fence or wattle placed in a stream to catch or retain fish.
2.
A dam placed
across a river or canal to raise or divert the water, as for a millrace, or to
regulate or measure the flow. |
