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horticulture

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20
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12
Pronunciation
/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/
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/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/ · /ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/

Definition of horticulture

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
    “Let any one compare the fruit of one of the largest varieties exhibited at our Shows with that of the wild wood strawberry, or, which will be a fairer comparison, with the somewhat larger fruit of the wild American Virginian Strawberry, and he will see what prodigies horticulture has effected.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
    “Let any one compare the fruit of one of the largest varieties exhibited at our Shows with that of the wild wood strawberry, or, which will be a fairer comparison, with the somewhat larger fruit of the wild American Virginian Strawberry, and he will see what prodigies horticulture has effected.”
  2. (uncountable, usually)Small-scale agriculture.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture 17th century, from the Latin word hortus (“garden”) + culture (on the model of agriculture). By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure.

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