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horticulture

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hor·ti·cul·ture  (hôrt-klchr)
n.
1. The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
2. The cultivation of a garden.
[Latin hortus, garden; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots + (agri)culture.]
horti·cultur·al adj.
horti·cultur·al·ly adv.
horti·cultur·ist n.
horticulture
Noun
the art or science of cultivating gardens [Latin hortus garden + culture]
horticultural adj
horticulturalist
horticulturist n
horticulture
the practice and science of cultivating gardens, for the growth of flowers, fruits, or vegetables. — horticulturist, n. — horticultural, adj.
See also: Agriculture
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.horticulturehorticulture - the cultivation of plants
gardening
farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
landscape gardening, landscaping - working as a landscape gardener
market gardening - the growing of vegetables or flowers for market
floriculture, flower gardening - the cultivation of flowering plants
garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"
landscape - do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"
landscape - embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"
Translations
Spanish horticulture [ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃəʳ] n → horticultura
French horticulture [ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃəʳ] n → horticulture f
German horticulture [ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃəʳ] n → Gartenbau m
Italian horticulture [ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃəʳ] n → orticoltura
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He had therefore, with great care and patience, and by dint of strenuous exertions, laid out near his house at Dort a garden fit for the culture of his cherished flower; he had mixed the soil according to the most approved prescriptions, and given to his hotbeds just as much heat and fresh air as the strictest rules of horticulture exact.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
But then New York, as far back as the mind of man could travel, had been divided into the two great fundamental groups of the Mingotts and Mansons and all their clan, who cared about eating and clothes and money, and the Archer-Newland- van-der-Luyden tribe, who were devoted to travel, horticulture and the best fiction, and looked down on the grosser forms of pleasure.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
Our agriculture and horticulture destroy a weed just here and there and cultivate perhaps a score or so of wholesome plants, leaving the greater number to fight out a balance as they can.
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