Air layer or marcot from the parent plant (Also see Marcotting).
Marcotting (or air layering)
Plant propagation by surrounding a branch or stem with soil, xaxim, sphagnum moss or similar substrate, to grows roots that can then be detached as an independent plant or cutting.
Margin
Edge of a leaf or flower petal. Can be lobular or toothed, and also have a different color from the body of the flower or leaf.
Mat
Field of concentrated small herbaceous flowers; cover of ground plants; grass.
Mini carnation
In antiquity, considered a divine flower to the Greeks.
Xerophyte: Plant from a dry climate capable of conserving water for longer that other plants, due to structural adaptations like dense pubescence, thick epidermis and resin cover which delay transpiration. Certain mangrove plants are also xerophytes, because water absorption is hindered by excess of salt.
