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hor·ti·cul·ture

   [hawr-ti-kuhl-cher]
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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Origin:
1670–80; < Latin hort(us) garden + (agr)iculture

Related forms
hor·ti·cul·tur·al, adjective
hor·ti·cul·tur·ist, noun
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  • And the horticulture was designed to bloom cyclically, so you can walk the promenade every week and see something different.
  • The government has also successfully encouraged tobacco farming and horticulture.
  • Geology and horticulture students took field trips in that ethereal realm rather than explore and grow in inclement weather.
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horticulture (ˈhɔːtɪˌkʌltʃə)
 
—n
the art or science of cultivating gardens
 
[C17: from Latin hortus garden + culture, on the model of agriculture]
 
horti'culturist
 
—n

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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.
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horticulture [(hawr-tuh-kul-chuhr)]

The science of cultivating garden plants.

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