horticulture
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horticulture
- /ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ US
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Borrowed from Latin *horticultūra. Attested since 1678.
noun horticultures
- 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.
- Small-scale agriculture.
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Closest in meaning: gardening, garden, forestry, landscaping, vegetable, plant, nursery, gardenry, horticulturism, hortology, horticulturalism, agriculture, culture, landscape gardening, arboriculture, agriculturism
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noun the science of caring for gardens
| Español | horticultura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원예 wonye |
| 日本語 | 園芸 engei, ガーデニング gādeningu |
| 中文 | 園藝 /园艺 yuányì, 園藝學 /园艺学 |
| हिन्दी | बाग़बानी bāġbānī, उद्यान-विज्ञान udyān-vijñān, बाग़कारी bāġkārī |
| Português | horticultura |
| Français | horticulture |
| Deutsch | Gartenkultur, Hortikultur, Gartenbau |
| Italiano | orticoltura |
| Ελληνικά | κηπουρική kipourikí, κηπευτική kipeftikí |
| Română | horticultură, grădinărit |
| Русский | садово́дство sadovódstvo, огоро́дничество ogoródničestvo, растениево́дство rastenijevódstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | nghề làm vườn |
| العربية | بَسْتَنَة bastana |
| עברית | גינון, גִּנּוּן ginún |
noun small scale agriculture
| Español | jardinería |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 小農耕作 /小农耕作 xiǎonóng gēngzuò, 小規模農業 /小规模农业 xiǎoguīmó nóngyè |
| Ελληνικά | φυτοκομία fytokomía |
Talk about this word "horticulture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/horticulture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. horticulture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/horticulture "horticulture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/horticulture.Cite this
@misc{horticulture_2026,
title = {horticulture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horticulture},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
