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gar·den·ing

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–noun

1.	the act of cultivating or tending a garden.

2.	the work or art of a gardener.

[Origin: 1570–80; garden + -ing¹

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n.

A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
gardens Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display. Often used in the plural: public gardens; a botanical garden.
A yard or lawn.
A fertile, well-cultivated region.
1. An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.
2. A large public auditorium or arena.

v. gar·dened, gar·den·ing, gar·dens

v. tr.

To cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden.
To furnish with a garden.

v. intr.

To plant or tend a garden.
To work as a gardener.

adj.

Of, suitable to, or used in a garden: garden tools; garden vegetables.
Provided with open areas and greenery: a garden community.
Garden-variety.

[Middle English gardin, from Old North French, from gart, of Germanic origin; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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gardening
noun
the cultivation of plants

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ˈgardening noun

the work of looking after a garden
Example: Gardening is his favourite hobby; (also adjective) gardening clothes/tools

Arabic:	بَسْتَنَه
Chinese (Simplified):	园艺
Chinese (Traditional):	園藝
Czech:	zahradničení
Danish:	havearbejde; have-
Dutch:	het tuinieren; tuin-
Estonian:	aiatöö, aiandus
Finnish:	puutarhanhoito
French:	(de) jardinage
German:	die Gartenarbeit
Greek:	κηπουρική
Hungarian:	kertészkedés
Icelandic:	garðyrkja
Indonesian:	berkebun
Italian:	giardinaggio, da giardinaggio*

Japanese:	庭いじり
Korean:	원예
Latvian:	dārzkopība; dārzkopības-
Lithuanian:	sodininkavimas
Norwegian:	hagestell, *-bruk; hage-
Polish:	ogrodnictwo
Portuguese (Brazil):	jardinagem
Portuguese (Portugal):	jardinar
Romanian:	(de) grădinărit
Russian:	садоводство
Slovak:	záhradníčenie
Slovenian:	vrtnarstvo
Spanish:	jardinería
Swedish:	trädgårdsarbete, -skötsel
Turkish:	bahçe işleri, bahçıvanlık