horticulture

UK/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/US/ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/

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Horticulture is the science of growing garden plants. Study horticulture, commercial horticulture, a diploma in horticulture.

It differs from agriculture in scale and in intensity rather than in kind: horticulture is gardens, orchards and glasshouses, and agriculture is fields. The Latin means the cultivation of a garden, and it is the working word for the whole industry.

Definitions of horticulture

1nounhorticultureThe science of growing garden plants.C1
“She studied horticulture and now runs a small plant nursery.”

horticulture is a field of study.

Where it comes from

Latin hortus, a garden, plus cultura, cultivation, from colere, to tend.

Latin
*horticultūra
English, today
horticulture

Latin horticultūra. Attested since the late 1600s.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in School Subjects

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horticulture in the wild

There are various divisions of horticulture because plants are grown for a variety of purposes.
Horticulture
Landscaping requires a certain understanding of horticulture and artistic design, but is not limited to plants and horticulture.
Landscaping
The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants.
Organic horticulture
The Gardeners' Chronicle was a British horticulture periodical.
The Gardeners' Chronicle
Urban horticulture is the science and study of the growing plants in an urban environment.
Urban horticulture

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