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
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Aaron Steil is a consumer horticulture extension specialist at Iowa State University.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2024
Read on for Patricia Benner’s tips to inspire a little healing horticulture of your own.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 27 Aug. 2024
She’s assessed by multiple doctors, given Rorschach tests and math problems, and participates in group sessions and horticulture therapy.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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