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The definition of horticulture is the art or practice of gardening and cultivating plants and trees.

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When you grow lilac bushes and orchids, this is an example of horticulture.

See horticulture in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the art or science of growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and shrubs, esp. in gardens or orchards

Origin: < L hortus, a garden (< IE base *ĝher-, to enclose > Gr chortos, farmyard, Welsh garth, fold) + cultura: see culture

Related Forms:

horticultural adjective
horticulturist noun

See horticulture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
The cultivation of a garden.

Origin:

Origin: Latin hortus, garden; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + (agri)culture

Related Forms:

horˌti·culˈtur·al adjective

horˌti·culˈtur·al·ly adverb

horˌti·culˈtur·ist noun

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