Horticulture
['hɔːtɪ,kʌltʃə] or ['hɔrtɪ'kʌltʃɚ]
Definition
(n.) The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Gardening.
Editor: Simon
Definition
n. the art of cultivating gardens.—adj. Horticul′tural pertaining to the culture of gardens.—n. Horticul′turist one versed in the art of cultivating gardens.—Hortus siccus a collection of dried plants arranged in a book.
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Examples
- They excelled in horticulture, knowing how to graft and how to produce new varieties of fruit and flowers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As beekeeping developed as an industry, the close relationship to fruit growing and horticulture became apparent, as bees were discovered to be the greatest pollen carrying agents known. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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