as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
Most of the peat that is extracted in Scotland is used in horticulture as compost to grow things like mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants.
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Toby Ann Halamka, JSTOR Daily, 6 Feb. 2025
The dedicated horticulture team totals around 100 members, mostly made up of Brookwood citizens.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
George, who has earned the business, product development and design, and agriculture and horticulture certificates, said the priority rankings offer an advantage to him as someone looking to break into the industry, but his search for work has been slow so far.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Toby Ann Halamka, JSTOR Daily, 6 Feb. 2025
The dedicated horticulture team totals around 100 members, mostly made up of Brookwood citizens.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
George, who has earned the business, product development and design, and agriculture and horticulture certificates, said the priority rankings offer an advantage to him as someone looking to break into the industry, but his search for work has been slow so far.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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Featuring plant, craft and food vendors, expert speakers on all things gardening and kids’ activities.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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On Fridays, the campus participates in Everybody Grows, which gives students a chance to try out activities like gardening, yoga and a science lab.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2025
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IoT sensors in farming can monitor soil health, enabling precision agriculture and increasing crop yields.—
Sudhanshu Duggal,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Since opening in 2010, this museum has showcased the most defining aspects of Cajun life, from agriculture and mining to art and music.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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In an effort to permit hemp cultivation while prohibiting production of a psychoactive plant, the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 defined hemp as all parts of the cannabis plant with less than 0.3 percent concentration of delta-9 THC by dry weight.—
Katharine Neill Harris,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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After a military coup in 1961, the new authoritarian leadership tied its economic program to the cultivation of a citizenry that was smaller and better educated.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Gillingham told Newsweek that many farmers rely on the USDA site for information on climate-smart farming practices and technical assistance for grants and loans designed to help farmers adapt to climate impacts such as drought, floods and changes in growing seasons.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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From the end of World War II to 1973, U.S. business productivity (outside of farming) grew at a brisk annual rate of 2.8 percent.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 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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John Deere’s first-generation tractors were designed specifically for the slowest and easiest works, which is fall tillage with a chisel file.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 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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Image Educated in agronomy, Mr. Mondlane has a diverse résumé.—
Tavares Cebola,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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