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floriculturist

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flo⋅ri⋅cul⋅ture

  [flawr-i-kuhl-cher, flohr-]
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–noun
the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, esp. for ornamental purposes.
Origin:
1815–25; flori- + culture

Related forms:
flo⋅ri⋅cul⋅tur⋅al, adjective
flo⋅ri⋅cul⋅tur⋅al⋅ly, adverb
flo⋅ri⋅cul⋅tur⋅ist, noun
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flo·ri·cul·ture   (flôr'ĭ-kŭl'chər, flōr'-)   
n.  The cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants.

[Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower + culture.]
flo'ri·cul'tur·al adj., flo'ri·cul'tur·al·ly adv., flo'ri·cul'tur·ist n.
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