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.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Hops and History: Introduction to Beer This 400-level horticulture course offers an introduction to all things beer.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Programs within farm bill sections related to research, energy, and horticulture may not be authorized to keep running or enact spending.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
Recycle Organic Waste Use composters to break down food and horticulture waste into fertilizer.
—Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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