| Term | Definition |
| Arboreal | (adj) Pertaining to or resembling a tree; living in trees |
| Burgeon | (v) To put forth new buds, leaves or branches; to develop rapidly; flourish |
| Deciduous | (adj) Shedding foliage at the end of the growing season |
| Fauna | (n) The animals of a particular region, period or environment |
| Flora | (n) The plants of a particular region, period or environment |
| Germination | (n) The process of beginning to grow or develop |
| Horticultural | (adj) Relating to the science or art of cultivating plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables; having to do with tending a garden |
| Lichen | (n) Plants that form a crustlike or scaly growth on rocks or tree trunks; a plant consisting of a fungus combined with an algae |
| Sylvan | (adj) Abounding in trees; pertaining to or characteristic of woods or forest regions |
| Verdant | (adj) Green with vegetation |