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Horticulture — is the art and science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and… … Wikipedia
HORTICULTURE — Nombreux sont ceux pour qui l’horticulture se borne à la production des plantes ornementales. Pourtant les activités horticoles ne sont pas aussi restreintes; dans l’«Hortus» du Moyen Âge voisinaient déjà arbres fruitiers et cultures vivrières;… … Encyclopédie Universelle
horticulture — hor‧ti‧cul‧ture [ˈhɔːtˌkʌltʆə ǁ ˈhɔːrtˌkʌltʆər] noun [uncountable] FARMING the activity or science of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables * * * horticulture UK US /ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃər/ noun [U] PRODUCTION, NATURAL RESOURCES ► the study or activity … Financial and business terms
Horticulture — Hor ti*cul ture, n. [L. hortus garden + cultura culture: cf. F. horticulture. See {Yard} an inclosure, and {Culture}.] The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horticulture — horticulture, horticultural societies Horticulture is the system of production that depends on the cultivation of plants. Horticultural societies are those in which this system predominates … Dictionary of sociology
horticulture — (n.) 1670s, cultivation of a garden, fabricated from L. hortus garden (see YARD (Cf. yard) (n.1)) + cultura (see CULTURE (Cf. culture)); probably on model of agriculture. Famously punned upon by Dorothy Parker … Etymology dictionary
horticulture — [n] gardening agriculture, arboriculture, cultivation, farming, floriculture, groundskeeping, viniculture, viticulture; concepts 205,257 … New thesaurus
horticulture — ► NOUN ▪ the art or practice of garden cultivation and management. DERIVATIVES horticultural adjective horticulturalist noun horticulturist noun. ORIGIN from Latin hortus garden … English terms dictionary
horticulture — [hôr′tə kul΄chər] n. [< L hortus, a garden (< IE base * ĝher , to enclose > Gr chortos, farmyard, Welsh garth, fold) + cultura: see CULTURE] the art or science of growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and shrubs, esp. in gardens or… … English World dictionary
horticulture — horticultural, adj. horticulturist, n. /hawr ti kul cheuhr/, n. 1. the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants. 2. the science and art of cultivating such plants. [1670… … Universalium
Horticulture — L horticulture désigne la branche de l agriculture consacrée à la culture de plantes potagères ou ornementales. Le terme vient des mots latins hortus (jardin) et cultus (culture). La floriculture se fait de plus en plus sous serre et avec des… … Wikipédia en Français
