Definition of arboriculture
: the cultivation of trees and shrubs especially for ornamental purposes
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Bill Fountain, University of Kentucky professor of arboriculture, and others suggested less drastic cutting or rethinking the locations of lights and cameras.
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Origin and Etymology of arboriculture
arbori- + -culture (as in agriculture)
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First Known Use: circa 1778
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