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
George Petras, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Markis Hill is a Johnson County, Kansas State University Extension horticulture agent.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
The program provides fresh produce to 1500 families and individuals facing food insecurity and vocational horticulture opportunities to 200 people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities each year.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
The expo is expected to bring together global leaders and showcase the future of horticulture, agriculture, resilient energy infrastructure, food and water systems, health and wellbeing and future technologies.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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