Definition of HORTICULTURE

Other Words from horticulture

horticultural \ ˌhȯr-tə-ˈkəl-chə-rəl

\ adjective

horticulturally \ ˌhȯr-tə-ˈkəl-chə-rə-lē

\ adverb

horticulturist \ ˌhȯr-tə-ˈkəl-chə-rist

\ or less commonly horticulturalist \ ˌhȯr-tə-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rə-list

\ noun

Did You Know?

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

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Knox is a Hartford nonprofit that works to promote horticulture and reforestation in the city. — Staff Report, courant.com, "Employees From The Hartford Help Plant Dozens Of Trees In City For Arbor Day," 27 Apr. 2018 He was born April 2, 1945, grew up in Hampshire and studied horticulture at Hadlow College in Kent. — WSJ, "Roger Bootle-Wilbraham Stood Up for an Uncelebrated Creature: the Toad," 7 Dec. 2018 Come celebrate the art of Asian horticulture with displays and demonstrations by the Keiri Study Group of Sogetsu School of Ikebana and the Bonsai and Beyond club. — Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Youth of the Year picked at Boys & Girls Club," 4 Apr. 2018 That means cool temperatures (50-65 degrees, recommends a horticulture educator at the University of Illinois Extension) and no light (not even artificial). — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Christmas Cactus Care: Everything You Need to Know About the Holiday Plant," 1 Aug. 2018 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 Community, "Community News For The Manchester Edition," 8 May 2018 Purich Singkharaj, another young Thai farmer, has a horticulture degree from Chiang Mai University. — Prisana Kongwong, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why young professionals are taking up farming in Thailand," 2 July 2018 Beneficials in the Garden With William M. Johnson, Galveston County extension horticulture agent. — Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle, "Gardening events in the Houston area," 27 Apr. 2018 Yet still this was the stuff of nightmares for Neil Stubley, the All England Club’s head of courts and horticulture in charge of Wimbledon’s 42 acres, including this year’s 20 practice and 18 championship courts. — John Clarke, New York Times, "For Wimbledon’s Grass, It’s Not Easy Being Green," 30 June 2018

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