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hor·ti·cul·ture 
[hawr-ti-kuhl-cher] Pronunciation Key
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[hawr-ti-kuhl-cher] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants. |
| 2. | the science and art of cultivating such plants. |
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hor·ti·cul·tur·al, adjective
hor·ti·cul·tur·ist, noun
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| hor·ti·cul·ture
(hôr'tĭ-kŭl'chər) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin hortus, garden; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots + (agri)culture.] hor'ti·cul'tur·al adj., hor'ti·cul'tur·al·ly adv., hor'ti·cul'tur·ist n. |
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horticulture
horticulture
1678, coined as if from L. *horticultura "cultivation of a garden," from hortus "garden" (see yard (1)) + cultura (see culture); probably on model of agriculture. Famously punned upon by Dorothy Parker.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
horticulture [(hawr-tuh-kul-chuhr)]
horticulture [(hawr-tuh-kul-chuhr)]
The science of cultivating garden plants.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Horticulture
Hor"ti*cul`ture\, n. [L. hortus garden + cultura culture: cf. F. horticulture. See Yard an inclosure, and Culture.] The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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