floriculture

noun

flo·ri·cul·ture ˈflȯr-ə-ˌkəl-chər

: the cultivation and management of ornamental and especially flowering plants

floricultural

ˌflȯr-ə-ˈkəlch-rəl

-ˈkəl-chə-

adjective

floriculturist

ˌflȯr-ə-ˈkəlch-rist

-ˈkəl-chə-

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Homage, to Melania, looked like draining the floriculture of its traditional crimson and magenta, replacing the garden’s formerly bright bushes with flowers of the palest shades, and removing the row of crab-apple trees around the perimeter, leaving a walkway of fresh pavement in their stead. —

Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2020 Its outreach programs to promote horticulture and floriculture include grants for school gardens and for small farms and community gardens to help work with youths, seniors, veterans and those with special needs. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2022 The number of American floriculture producers rose 14% in 2020 from the year prior, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. —

Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022 The student must be majoring in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, conservation, forestry, environmental concerns, botany and other allied subjects. —

courant.com, 16 Mar. 2022 The poinsettia has actually only been clogging Wal-Mart and Kroger shelves since the mid-1800s when it was first cultivated in the floriculture industry. —

Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2021 How did the pollen-free sunflower, bred for big floriculture, slip practically unnoticed into the home garden? —

BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2021 The applicants’ area of study must be horticulture, floriculture, forestry, landscape design, environmental science, botany, plant pathology, or any subject pertaining to those listed. —

courant.com, 5 Mar. 2021 The students must be majoring in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, conservation, forestry, environmental concerns, botany and other allied subjects. —

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