| Term | Definition |
| arboreal | pertaining to or resembling a tree |
| burgeon | to put forth new buds, leaves, or branches; sprout |
| deciduous | shedding or losing foilage at the end of the growing season |
| fauna | animals collectively, especially the animals of a particular region, period, or special enviroment |
| flora | plants collectively, especially the plants of a particular region, period, or special enviroment |
| germination | the process of beginning to grow or develop |
| horticultural | relating to the science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants |
| lichen | any of the numerous plants consisting of a fungus in close combination with certain blue-green or green algae that forms a crustlike, scaly, or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks |
| sylvan | abounding in trees; wooded |
| verdent | green with vegetation |