Botanical Terms of the DaySunnyGardens.com - Online gardening community featuring a searchable plant encyclopedia, glossary of botanical terms, and recipe database.http://www.sunnygardens.comen-USSunnyGardens.comCopyright 1999-2010Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:26:07 MSTcankerhttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/canker/canker_000038.phpA localized diseased or necrotic area on a plant part, especially on a <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/trunk/trunk_000614.php">trunk</a>, <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/branch/branch_000135.php">branch</a>, or twig of a <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/woody/woody_000632.php">woody</a> plant, usually caused by <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/fungus/fungus_000290.php">fungi</a> or bacteria. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:26:07 MSThttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/canker/canker_000038.phpbinomialhttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/binomial/binomial_000116.phpTwo-part scientific name consisting of a <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/genus/genus_000295.php">genus</a> name and a <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/species/species_000553.php">species</a>, <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/cultivar/cultivar_000025.php">cultivar</a>, <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/group/group_000314.php">group</a>, <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/series/series_000528.php">series</a>, or <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/hybrid/hybrid_000217.php">hybrid</a> epithet, denoting an individual within a genus. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:26:07 MSThttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/binomial/binomial_000116.phppermeabilityhttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/permeability/permeability_000442.phpEase with which water passes through soil. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:26:07 MSThttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/permeability/permeability_000442.php