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horticulture|ˈhɔːtɪˌkʌltjʊə(r), -tʃə(r)|
[ad. L. type *horticultūra cultivation of a garden, f. hortus garden + cultūra culture: after agriculture. Cf. mod.F. horticulture, admitted by Acad. 1835.]
The cultivation of a garden; the art or science of cultivating or managing gardens, including the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
1678Phillips (ed. 4) App., Horticulture, the tillage, dressing, or improvement of Gardens, as Agriculture of other Grounds. 1699Evelyn Acetaria Ep. Ded. a j b, The Product of Horticulture, and the Field. 1713A. Evans Vertumnus xix, Hail, Horticulture's Sapient King! Receive the Homage which we bring. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. iii. I. 410 Temple, in his intervals of leisure, had tried many experiments in horticulture. |