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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Liz Ohanesian, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
Sunny days with a mix of precipitation, plus cool but not freezing nights are optimal for peak autumn foliage, says Morris Arboretum's director of horticulture, Vince Marrocco.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
Women hold more of the responsibility for activities like subsistence farming, horticulture, and raising livestock for home consumption – all of which will face mounting threats as the climate crisis escalates.
—Elfy Scott, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2024
Ann-Marie Benz, the organization’s horticulture program manager, will teach participants how to grow native plants as food.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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