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
Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Steinberg studied horticulture and agriculture at the University of Natal, spent two years in Australia working in agriculture, and returned to Johannesburg to work at a large nursery.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Anthony Reardon is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Extension, Johnson County.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Back in 2023, horticulture teacher Travis Gienger, a four time winner at the weigh-off, broke the Guinness Book of World Records at the event with his 2,749-pound pumpkin.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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