as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
The series stars Christie Burke (Maid) as Lt. Sharon Garnet, Richard Fleeshman (The Sandman) as Lt. James Brice, Reece Ritchie (The Outpost) as Lt. Spencer Lane (and his clone Ian), Stacey Read as life support chief Alicia Nevins and Ryan Adams as horticulture whiz Angus Medford.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 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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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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The Duchess of Sussex leaned into her love of cooking, gardening, creating and entertaining for friends new and old across the eight-episode show, which was filmed in her hometown of Montecito and premiered on March 4.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Here are some must-have items, from a sun hat to comfortable sandals. Find more useful gardening tools here.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Many undocumented immigrants and TPS or humanitarian parole-holders work in jobs that keep society running: construction, agriculture and restaurants, for example.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Broader Impact of Nutrition Funding Cuts In addition to treatment programs, nutrition funding cuts have hit essential prevention programs— breastfeeding promotion, food fortification, school feeding, agriculture, and social protection.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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During their stay in space, they are expected to conduct a series of experiments, including the first anatomical X-rays taken in space, sending television images to ham radio enthusiasts, and the first cultivation of mushrooms in space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 2025
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Weed Possession Legalized In Virginia In 2021 The Virginia legislature legalized the possession and limited cultivation of recreational marijuana for adults in 2021.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The global cotton sustainability initiative launched a two-year pilot project in the West African nation to boost the availability of healthcare in cotton farming communities.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Apr. 2025
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The widespread nature of the virus has also devastated many farming communities and lead to skyrocketing egg prices in the last year.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Applications include tillage and seeding, excavation and transport of construction materials and mining ore, garbage hauling, sorting of recyclables, cargo handling in airports, and eventually autonomous construction on the moon!—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Aside from that, the tractor uses the same second-generation technology stack as its tractors for field tillage.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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The program combines agronomy, biology, and business.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The company completed its acquisition of West Central Ag Services on January 2, 2025, which offers grain and agronomy services in Minnesota.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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