单词 | electro-horticulture |
释义 | > as lemmaselectro-horticulture electro-horticulture n. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈhɔːtᵻˌkʌltʃə/ , U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˈhɔrdəˌkəltʃər/ , /iˌlɛktroʊˈhɔrdəˌkəltʃər/ now rare the application of electricity to horticulture; spec. = electroculture n.ΚΠ 1880 C. W. Siemens in Nature 11 Mar. 457/1 The expense of electro-horticulture depends mainly upon the cost of mechanical energy. 1907 F. W. Semper Manures (ed. 16) 27 ‘It was found,’ says Prof. L. H. Bailey in a most interesting report upon experiments in electro-horticulture.., ‘that the electric light profoundly affects many plants.’ 1962 Technol. & Culture 3 149 The history of electro-culture or electro-horticulture, as it was called, remained a mass of contradictions at least until the end of World War I. < as lemmas |
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