Cultivation

🔊 KOH·luh

A dense cluster of female cannabis flowers growing so tightly together they appear as one large flower, typically forming at stem ends.

🔊 kuh·ROL·uh

Part of the perianth in the female cannabis flower, less developed than in showier plant species that evolved to attract pollinators.

🔊 KROS·breed

A new cannabis variety created by crossing two distinct cultivars to combine desirable traits from each parent.

🔊 KROS·breed·ing

The process of combining two distinct cannabis plants to create a new hybrid variety with traits from both parents.

🔊 KUL·tih·var

Short for cultivated variety, a cannabis plant selectively bred and maintained to express specific desirable traits.

🔊 kyoor

The controlled drying and aging process that preserves terpenes, cannabinoids, and other compounds while enhancing aroma and flavor.

🔊 kyoord KON·sen·trayt

A cannabis concentrate made from flower that was dried and cured before processing.

🔊 kyoord REZ·in

A solvent-based cannabis concentrate made from dried and cured flower.

🔊 kyoord ROZ·in

A solventless cannabis concentrate made from dried and cured flower using heat and pressure.

🔊 kut

A cutting taken from a mother plant that is rooted to create a genetically identical clone.

🔊 sis·toh·LITH·ik hair

A non-glandular trichome found on cannabis leaves and stems that serves a protective function rather than producing cannabinoids.

🔊 DAY·lee lyt IN·teh·grul

The total amount of photosynthetically active light a plant receives over an entire day, measured in moles per square meter.

🔊 deep WAW·ter KUL·cher

A hydroponic system where plant roots are submerged directly in an oxygenated, nutrient-rich water solution.

🔊 deps

Short for light deprivation, referring to flowers grown in greenhouses using controlled light cycles to force early harvest.

🔊 dee·el·eye

Abbreviation for Daily Light Integral, the total photosynthetically active light a plant receives over a full day.

🔊 dryd

Cannabis flower that has gone through a controlled drying process after harvest to reduce moisture content.

🔊 drip ir·ih·GAY·shun

A growing system that delivers water and nutrients directly to plant roots through a network of tubes and emitters.

🔊 DRY·ing

The process of removing moisture from harvested cannabis to preserve cannabinoids and terpenes while preventing mold.

🔊 duk·foot

A rare cannabis mutation causing webbed, duck-foot-shaped leaves rather than the typical serrated finger-like structure.

🔊 dukt fan

A ventilation device used in grow spaces to regulate airflow, temperature, and humidity.

🔊 dee·dub·yoo·see

Abbreviation for Deep Water Culture, a hydroponic system where roots are submerged in oxygenated nutrient solution.

🔊 eb and floh

A hydroponic system that periodically floods plants with nutrient solution before draining it back into a reservoir.

🔊 fan leevz

The large, multi-pointed leaves of the cannabis plant that are essential for photosynthesis and are typically removed during trimming.

🔊 far red lyt

Light with wavelengths between 700 and 800 nanometers used in cannabis cultivation to influence flowering and the photoperiod.