horticulture
noun
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Hortus is Latin for "garden", and the first gardens were planted about 10,000 years ago in what is often called the Fertile Crescent—the crescent-shaped area stretching from Israel north through Syria and down Iraq's two great rivers to the Persian Gulf. Probably more fertile in previous centuries than it is today, it was the original home of such food plants as wheat, barley, peas, and lentils or their ancient ancestors (not to mention the ancestors of cows, pigs, sheep, and goats as well). Many horticulturists today work as researchers or plant breeders or tend orchards and greenhouses—but most American households contain at least one amateur horticulturist.
Examples of horticulture in a Sentence
David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
In Tight Spaces Choose a place for your fruit tree that's big enough to accommodate its full height and width, says Damon Abdi, assistant professor of landscape horticulture at LSU AgCenter.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
In addition to the latest mural, two others have been completed; one is at The Place in Corona del Mar and the other on a building adjacent to the gardens, all with an emphasis on history, horticulture and arts, Acevedo said.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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