horticulture

C2+ Topic:Science & Research

US /ˈhɔrtəˌkʌltʃɚ/ UK /ˈhɔːtɪˌkʌltʃə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the art and science of cultivating gardens, fruits, vegetables, and flowers

She studied horticulture before opening her own plant nursery.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the art and science of... gardening cultivation tillage agriculturefloriculture

Word family

Forms horticulturisthorticulturists

Derived forms horticulturalhorticulturist

Related forms agriculture culture

Etymology

A 17th-century coinage from Latin hortus ('garden') + cultura ('cultivation'), modeled on agriculture.

hortus Latin cultura Latin

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Topics

Science & Research Gardening & Horticulture

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# horticulture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɔrtəˌkʌltʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɔːtɪˌkʌltʃə/

## Meanings
1. the art and science of cultivating gardens, fruits, vegetables, and flowers

## Examples
- She studied horticulture before opening her own plant nursery.

## Synonyms
- gardening
- cultivation
- tillage
- agriculture
- floriculture

## Derived Forms
- horticultural
- horticulturist

## Related Forms
- agriculture
- culture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hortus
- Root: cultura

## Etymology
A 17th-century coinage from Latin hortus ('garden') + cultura ('cultivation'), modeled on agriculture.

## AI Etymology
horticulture has the recorded history: A 17th-century coinage from Latin hortus ('garden') + cultura ('cultivation'), modeled on agriculture. The path is chiefly one of transmission: the word passes through the named languages and forms, with each stage preserving part of the modern shape. In present English, the noun sense is "the art and science of cultivating gardens, fruits, vegetables, and flowers", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as agriculture and culture, and in derivatives such as horticultural and horticulturist. Its semantic neighborhood includes gardening, cultivation, tillage, and agriculture, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin hortus and Latin cultura.

## Topics
- Science & Research
- Gardening & Horticulture

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