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| Word | Description |
| Taxonomy |
The classification of organisms based on genetic similarities. |
| Temperature (in colors) |
The difference between cool and warm colors. |
| Tepals |
Bloemblaadjes, leaves. |
| Tesselated |
Checkered in little squares. |
| Tint |
A color to which white has been added. For example, white added to green makes a lighter green tint. Value changes from pure hues are called tints and shades. Tint can also refer to the name of whatever hue is dominant in a color. |
| Tone |
A quality of a color, such as its tint, shade, value or brightness or to create such a quality in a color. To tone down is to make a color less vivid, harsh, or violent. To tone up is to make one become brighter or more vigorous. |
| Topsoil |
Dark in color and crumbly, this is the better layer of soil. |
| Triumph group |
Single flowered cultivars, stem of medium length, spring flowering. Originally the result of hybridization between cultivars of the Single Early Group with the Single Late Group. |
| Tuber |
A short and thick swollen, generally underground organ, often but not always capable of producing shoots. |
| Tuberous |
Producing tubers. |
| Tunic |
The covering of a bulb or corm. |