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hor⋅ti⋅cul⋅ture

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

Related forms:
hor⋅ti⋅cul⋅tur⋅al, adjective
hor⋅ti⋅cul⋅tur⋅ist, noun
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Greentree Landscaping
Design, Installation & Maintenance. Serving LA for 20 yrs.(323)468-9740
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www.ruizslandscaping.com
hor·ti·cul·ture   (hôr'tĭ-kŭl'chər)   
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.]
hor'ti·cul'tur·al adj., hor'ti·cul'tur·al·ly adv., hor'ti·cul'tur·ist n.
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horticulture [(hawr-tuh-kul-chuhr)]

The science of cultivating garden plants.

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Word Origin & History

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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