Meaning of HORTICULTURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'hortu`kulchur
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| | Definition: | | [n] the cultivation of plants |
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| | Synonyms: | | gardening |
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| | See Also: | | agriculture, farming, floriculture, flower gardening, husbandry, landscape gardening, landscaping, market gardening | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Definition: | | a simple form of agriculture based on the working of small plots of land without draft animals, plows, or irrigation; also called extensive agriculture. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bloom, blossom, blow, citriculture, floret, floriculture, floscule, flower, flower gardening, floweret, flower-growing, fruit-growing, gardening, groundskeeping, hortorium, landscape architecture, landscape gardening, market gardening, olericulture, orcharding, pomiculture, posy, truck gardening, viniculture, wildflower |
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