Floriculture Definition

flôrĭ-kŭlchər
noun
The cultivation of flowers, esp. ones to be cut and sold.
Webster's New World
The cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants.
American Heritage
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Origin of Floriculture

  • Latin flōs flōr- flower flower culture

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Floriculture Sentence Examples

  • Floriculture is an important industry in Philadelphia and its vicinity.

  • Floriculture, iron-founding, distilling and brewing are carried on.

  • His versatility was shown in his organization of the Army Works Corps which served in the Crimea, his excellent capacity as a man of business in railway management, and his enterprising experiments in floriculture.

  • The value of the fruit crop in 18 99 ($ 1 5, 8 44,34 6) was second only to that of California; and the most productive agricultural lands are those devoted to floriculture and nurseries.

  • The flower center is a new hub of growth for the floriculture industry in the 21 st century.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLO

Words Ending With

EREURE

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With F12 Letter Words Ending With E