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horticulture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin *horticultūra. Attested since the late 1600s.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
   • Let any one compare the fruit of one of the largest varieties exhibited at our Shows with that of the wild wood strawberry, or, which will be a fairer comparison, with the somewhat larger fruit of the wild American Virginian Strawberry, and he will see what prodigies horticulture has effected. 1868, Charles Darwin, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 351:
2. (uncountable, usually) Small-scale agriculture.

Forms

Deriveds

horticulturism · horticultural · horsiculture · horticulturist · agrohorticulture · horticulturally

Translations (123)

lt sodininkystė (the science of caring for gardens) · ru огоро́дничество (the science of caring for gardens) · bn উদ্যানতত্ত্ব (the science of caring for gardens) · kn ತೋಟಗಾರಿಕೆ (the science of caring for gardens) · ast horticultura (the science of caring for gardens) · ug باغۋەنچىلىك (the science of caring for gardens) · fi puutarhanviljely (the science of caring for gardens) · el κηπευτική (the science of caring for gardens) · sh cvećárstvo (the science of caring for gardens) · hy այգեգործություն (the science of caring for gardens) · ru садово́дство (the science of caring for gardens) · hu kertművelés (the science of caring for gardens) · mi ahumāra (small scale agriculture) · bg градина́рство (the science of caring for gardens) · he גינון (the science of caring for gardens) · hu kertészet (the science of caring for gardens) · tl palahalmanan (the science of caring for gardens) · de Gartenkultur (the science of caring for gardens) · fi pienviljely (small scale agriculture) · tg боғдори (the science of caring for gardens) · he גִּנּוּן (the science of caring for gardens) · mk бавчанџиство (small scale agriculture) · ca horticultura (the science of caring for gardens) · cs zahradnictví (the science of caring for gardens) · fa باغبانی (the science of caring for gardens) · el κηπουρική (the science of caring for gardens) · et aiandus (the science of caring for gardens) · tg боғшинонӣ (the science of caring for gardens) · de Gartenbau (the science of caring for gardens) · th พืชกรรมสวน (the science of caring for gardens) · hi उद्यान-विज्ञान (the science of caring for gardens) · sh hortikultúra (the science of caring for gardens) · ta தோட்டக்கலை (the science of caring for gardens) · be гаро́днiцтва (the science of caring for gardens) · ko 원예 (the science of caring for gardens) · es jardinería (small scale agriculture) · mk градинарство (the science of caring for gardens) · cmn 園藝 /园艺 (the science of caring for gardens) · nb hagebruk (small scale agriculture) · ml തോട്ടക്കൃഷി (the science of caring for gardens) · pdt Goadekonnst (the science of caring for gardens) · de Hortikultur (the science of caring for gardens) · nl tuinbouw (the science of caring for gardens) · fi puutarhatalous (the science of caring for gardens) · be агаро́днiцтва (the science of caring for gardens) · mi ahuota (the science of caring for gardens) · tr bahçecilik (the science of caring for gardens) · pl ogrodnictwo (the science of caring for gardens) · ru растениево́дство (the science of caring for gardens) · sh цвећа́рство (the science of caring for gardens) · az bitkiçilik (the science of caring for gardens) · uz bogʻdorchilik (the science of caring for gardens) · nn hagebruk (the science of caring for gardens) · mk хортикултура (the science of caring for gardens) · sh цвјећа́рство (the science of caring for gardens) · gd tuathanachas-gàrraidh (the science of caring for gardens) · bg растениевъ́дство (the science of caring for gardens) · ja ガーデニング (the science of caring for gardens) · tg рустанипарварӣ (the science of caring for gardens) · ur بَاغْبَانِی (the science of caring for gardens) · kk бағбаншылық (the science of caring for gardens) · hi बाग़कारी (the science of caring for gardens) · sl hortologija (the science of caring for gardens) · sl vrtnarstvo (the science of caring for gardens) · an horticultura (the science of caring for gardens) · id hortikultura (the science of caring for gardens) · ky багбанчылык (the science of caring for gardens) · gl horticultura (the science of caring for gardens) · oc orticultura (the science of caring for gardens) · sh вртла́рство (the science of caring for gardens) · ja 園芸 (the science of caring for gardens) · sk záhradníctvo (small scale agriculture) · sh хортикулту́ра (the science of caring for gardens) · be раслінаво́дства (the science of caring for gardens) · es horticultura (the science of caring for gardens) · mi ahumāra (the science of caring for gardens) · da havebrug (the science of caring for gardens) · ka მებაღეობა (the science of caring for gardens) · cmn 小規模農業 /小规模农业 (small scale agriculture) · tt бакчачылык (the science of caring for gardens) · az bağçılıq (the science of caring for gardens) · hi बाग़बानी (the science of caring for gardens) · fr horticulture (the science of caring for gardens) · cmn 園藝學 /园艺学 (the science of caring for gardens) · vi nghề làm vườn (the science of caring for gardens) · cy garddwriaeth (the science of caring for gardens) · ro grădinărit (the science of caring for gardens) · ar بَسْتَنَة (the science of caring for gardens) · cmn 小農耕作 /小农耕作 (small scale agriculture) · tg боғпарварӣ (the science of caring for gardens) · be садаво́дства (the science of caring for gardens) · sh vrtlárstvo (the science of caring for gardens) · kk баушылық (the science of caring for gardens) · ms kulturkebunan (the science of caring for gardens) · sh cvjećárstvo (the science of caring for gardens) · be садо́ўніцтва (the science of caring for gardens) · sv hortikultur (the science of caring for gardens) · uk садівни́цтво (the science of caring for gardens) · nb hagebruk (the science of caring for gardens) · nn hagebruk (small scale agriculture) · tg боғбонӣ (the science of caring for gardens) · sk záhradníctvo (the science of caring for gardens) · fi puutarhanhoito (the science of caring for gardens) · uk горо́дництво (the science of caring for gardens) · tk bagbançylyk (the science of caring for gardens) · ta தோட்டவியல் (the science of caring for gardens) · ro horticultură (the science of caring for gardens) · vo gadav (the science of caring for gardens) · is garðyrkja (small scale agriculture) · et taimekasvatus (the science of caring for gardens) · lv dārzkopība (the science of caring for gardens) · sq kopshtari (the science of caring for gardens) · uk росли́нництво (the science of caring for gardens) · pt horticultura (the science of caring for gardens) · nl tuinderij (small scale agriculture) · is garðyrkjufræði (the science of caring for gardens) · it orticoltura (the science of caring for gardens) · cs zahradnictví (small scale agriculture) · lv augkopība (the science of caring for gardens) · kk бау-бақша шаруашылығы (the science of caring for gardens) · ms هورتيکولتور (the science of caring for gardens) · is garðrækt (small scale agriculture) · el φυτοκομία (small scale agriculture)