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Word	Description
Genera	Plural of genus.
Genus	A group of related species, each of which is distinct, and unlikely to cross with any other. In the standard classification, a group of genera (plural of genus) forms a family, and a group of families an order.
Germinate	The initial sprouting stage of a seed.
Glabrous	Without hairs, smooth.
Gland	On the tepals usually at the base, are found glands which secrete a generally sweet substance which attracts insects and thus aid in the pollination of the flowers.
Greensand	A natural, mineral material mined for its content of potassium, which is released very slowly through the natural microbial activity of soil organisms.
Greigii group	Tulipa greigii with her cultivars, subspecies, varieties and hybrids, which resemble T. greigii. Mostly with mottled or striped foliage, flowering later than kaufmanniana. Leaves spreading normally on the ground, mostly strongly undulated.
Grit	Not fine sand but coarse gravel used to air the soil.
Groundcover	A plant with a low-growing, spreading habit, grown specifically to cover the ground.
Group	An artificial category between species and cultivar; used to designate a collection of cultivars with similar parentage.
Gynoecium	The female organs of a flower.
Gynostegium	A covering of any kind of the gynoecium, a perianth.