noun
- a picture representing a section of natural, inland scenery, as of prairie, woodland, mountains, etc.
- the branch of painting, photography, etc. dealing with such pictures
- an expanse of natural scenery considered in terms of its visual effect
Origin:
17th-c. art borrowing (cf. easel, lay figure) < Du landschap < land, land + -schap, -ship: earlier also landskip, akin to OE landscipe, Ger landschaft
transitive verb landscaped, landscaping
to change the natural features of (a plot of ground) so as to make it more attractive, as by adding lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
intransitive verb
to work as a landscape architect or gardener