horticulture
The art or science of cultivating gardensThe art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
» An artist can't speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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2 senses(uncountable, usually)The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
Gartenkultur, Hortikultur, Gartenbau
садово́дствоsadovódstvo, огоро́дничествоogoródničestvo, растениево́дствоrastenijevódstvo
садівни́цтвоsadivnýctvo, горо́дництвоhoródnyctvo, росли́нництвоroslýnnyctvo
(uncountable, usually)Small-scale agriculture.
- the cultivation of plants
Examples
4 sentencesAn artist can't speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
deEin Künstler kann genauso wenig über seine Kunst sprechen, wie eine Pflanze Gartenbau erörtern kann. — raggione
Mary got her Master's in horticulture.
The federally sponsored National Horticulture Mission also offers assistance to the farmers with money, organic production facilities and improved seeds.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin *horticultūra. Attested since the late 1600s.Borrowed from Latin *horticultūra. Attested since the late 1600s.
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Forms
plural: horticultures| Singular | horticulture |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- the cultivation of plants:gardening
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable