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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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, back in England, a groundbreaking experiment was about to change horticulture and world history forever, and P. annua played a central role.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2025
Just in time to ring in the Year of the Snake to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which starts on Jan. 29 and is celebrated for 15 days, the horticulture team has gone all in on a dazzling display based on the sixth creature in the 12-animal zodiac, representing intuition, transformation, and charm.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
Before joining the museum, Bostwick worked 40 years in the San Diego Zoo’s horticulture department.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulture. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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