单词 | xeriscaping |
释义 | xeriscapingn. Horticulture (originally and chiefly U.S.). The design and creation of landscapes or gardens that require minimal irrigation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [noun] > types of gardening curtilagec1430 kitchen gardening?1700 landscape-gardeninga1763 picturesque gardeninga1763 window gardening1801 landscape architecture1840 rock gardening1840 market gardening1852 water gardening1870 wild gardening1870 olericulture1886 market work1887 trucking1897 tub-gardening1904 landscaping1930 greenswardsmanship1936 godwottery1937 sand gardening1960 xeriscaping1987 1987 Grounds Maintenance Apr. 81/1 Xeriscaping is identifiable by its xeric plants that have reduced leaf size, waxy or scale-coated leaves. 1995 L. S. Heidinger Tucson, Old Pueblo 8/2 Newcomers learn xeriscaping, the art of low-water landscaping. 2002 Architecture May 90/2 Tucson, poorer, more liberal, and less ambitious than Phoenix, has always felt morally and intellectually superior, and it enjoys a far more enlightened attitude toward water conservation and xeriscaping. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1987 |
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