cultivation
cultivation
Definition
cul·ti·va·tion (kul′tə vā′s̸hən)
noun
- the act of cultivating (in various senses)
- refinement, or culture
cultivation
Synonyms
cultivation
n.
Farming
horticulture, agriculture, gardening; see farming.Refinement
culture, taste, advancement, breeding; see civilization 1, culture 3, education 1, improvement 1, refinement 2, 3.
cultivation
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- poppy: There is small-scale cultivation of the opium poppy in southern Kazakhstan.
- cannabis: The cultivation of cannabis is legalized for consumption and supply.
- vine: Climatically the Cape is ideally suited to the cultivation of the vine, with cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
- crop: The active cultivation of crops probably began twelve thousand years ago in the Middle East.
- maize: The cultivation of Bt maize also promises less pesticide use and reduced mycotoxin levels in the edible product.
- mushroom: France was the leader in the formal cultivation of mushrooms.
Preposition: as
- ornamental: Outside the tropics, several species may be found in cultivation as greenhouse ornamentals.
Converse of object
- shift: Very few areas have been modified by logging and shifting cultivation.
Adjective modifier
- arable: Mainly in arable cultivation, with some former pasture gone to scrub.
- poppy: The incentives offered to move out of poppy cultivation simply aren't enough.
- hydroponic: It also shows you how to transplant plants from soil to hydroponics and how to take clones from valuable plant stock for hydroponic cultivation.
- intensive: In Argentina, intensive soybean cultivation has led to massive soil nutrient depletion.
- rotary: The resistance to drying out means that onion couch is less affected by rotary cultivations than common couch.
- profitable: This tension belt indicates the limit of profitable cultivation, notwithstanding its proximity to a large industrial population.
Noun used with modifier
- coca: The overlap of Peru's coca cultivation regions and the traditional SL strongholds suggest SL involvement in aspects of local drug trade.
- opium: To help finance its governing activities, the Company had in 1773 acquired a monopoly of opium cultivation in Bengal.
- furrow: A ring ditch and evidence for ridge and furrow cultivation were also detected.
- soybean: In Argentina, intensive soybean cultivation has led to massive soil nutrient depletion.
- rice: A similar opinion was offered concerning the use of swamp for rice cultivation.
- cannabis: Part 1 - Ode to cannabis cultivation - re Kentucky Hemp fields - general introduction Part 2 - Beginners guide to cannabis cultivation.
cultivation Quotes
The glittering structure of her cultivation sits on her novels like a rather showy icing that detracts from the cake beneath.
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