horticulture
noun
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Hortus is Latin for "garden", and the first gardens were planted about 10,000 years ago in what is often called the Fertile Crescent—the crescent-shaped area stretching from Israel north through Syria and down Iraq's two great rivers to the Persian Gulf. Probably more fertile in previous centuries than it is today, it was the original home of such food plants as wheat, barley, peas, and lentils or their ancient ancestors (not to mention the ancestors of cows, pigs, sheep, and goats as well). Many horticulturists today work as researchers or plant breeders or tend orchards and greenhouses—but most American households contain at least one amateur horticulturist.
Examples of horticulture in a Sentence
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Trademarks are used in horticulture through plant variety branding, garden products, and wholesale and retail nursery businesses.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
What is now the University of Arkansas established experiments in scientific horticulture, thus becoming an important asset to the apple industry.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the couple devoted their time to horticulture and preservation — paying $5 million for conifer trees at the New York Botanical Garden, where a section of ornamental trees is displayed under their name.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 July 2024
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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