horticulturaladj.

/hɔːtɪˈkʌltjʊərəl/

/hɔːtɪˈkʌltʃərəl/

Etymology: formed as horticulture n. + -al suffix¹.

Of or pertaining to horticulture; connected with the cultivation of a garden.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [adjective]

gardening1577

horticultural1778

1778–9 V. Knox Ess. cxv. (R.) I should not hesitate to allot the first place, in an estimate of horticultural graces, to the weeping willow.

1805 T. A. Knight (title) Report of a Committee of the Horticultural Society of London.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas xxxii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 39 Like an horticultural adept, Stole a strange seed, and wrapt it up in mould.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 141 [Haarlem] early celebrated for its horticultural produce.

Compounds

General attributive.

horticultural exhibition n.

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1847 F. A. Kemble Let. 23 June in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 204 Some unique foreign flower, sent..to blossom at the Chiswick horticultural exhibition.

horticultural fête n.

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1840 J. Romilly Diary 16 July in Cambridge Diary (1967) 197 We then went to the Horticultural Fete in the dining room..at Downing.

horticultural show n.

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1843 Ainsworth's Mag. 4 100 A dazzling conservatory that looked like a horticultural show.

1853 C. M. Yonge Heir of Redclyffe I. i. 3 This [camellia] is to go to the horticultural show.

1858 Queen Victoria Let. 21 Apr. in Dearest Child (1964) 93 We have just returned from a horticultural show in St. James's Hall.

1952 Oxf. Junior Encycl. VI. 14 The most important horticultural show is the Chelsea Flower Show.

1973 P. Moyes Curious Affair of Third Dog viii. 104 A sort of scroll proclaiming that Henry Heathfield had taken second prize for tomatoes at the County Horticultural Show.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	horticultural
释义	horticulturaladj. /hɔːtɪˈkʌltjʊərəl//hɔːtɪˈkʌltʃərəl/ Etymology: formed as horticulture n. + -al suffix¹. Of or pertaining to horticulture; connected with the cultivation of a garden. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [adjective] gardening1577 horticultural1778 1778–9 V. Knox Ess. cxv. (R.) I should not hesitate to allot the first place, in an estimate of horticultural graces, to the weeping willow. 1805 T. A. Knight (title) Report of a Committee of the Horticultural Society of London. a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas xxxii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 39 Like an horticultural adept, Stole a strange seed, and wrapt it up in mould. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 141 [Haarlem] early celebrated for its horticultural produce. Compounds General attributive. horticultural exhibition n. ΚΠ 1847 F. A. Kemble Let. 23 June in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 204 Some unique foreign flower, sent..to blossom at the Chiswick horticultural exhibition. horticultural fête n. ΚΠ 1840 J. Romilly Diary 16 July in Cambridge Diary (1967) 197 We then went to the Horticultural Fete in the dining room..at Downing. horticultural show n. ΚΠ 1843 Ainsworth's Mag. 4 100 A dazzling conservatory that looked like a horticultural show. 1853 C. M. Yonge Heir of Redclyffe I. i. 3 This [camellia] is to go to the horticultural show. 1858 Queen Victoria Let. 21 Apr. in Dearest Child (1964) 93 We have just returned from a horticultural show in St. James's Hall. 1952 Oxf. Junior Encycl. VI. 14 The most important horticultural show is the Chelsea Flower Show. 1973 P. Moyes Curious Affair of Third Dog viii. 104 A sort of scroll proclaiming that Henry Heathfield had taken second prize for tomatoes at the County Horticultural Show. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1778
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