hor·ti·cul·ture

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• hor|ti|cul|ture — «HR tuh KUHL chuhr», noun. 1. the art or science of growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and plants. 2. the cultivation of a garden. ╂[< Latin hortus garden + cultūra culture; probably patterned on agriculture] …   Useful english dictionary

• e|lec|tro|hor|ti|cul|ture — «ih LEHK troh HR tuh KUHL chuhr», noun. the growing of plants by means of electric light, the electric light either (and usually) supplementing the sunlight or affording the only illumination for the plants …   Useful english dictionary

• cul — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; an·a·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·al; api·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·ist;… …   English syllables

• ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… …   English syllables

• hor — ab·hor; ab·hor·rence; ab·hor·rent; ab·hor·rent·ly; ab·hor·rer; an·ti·hor·mone; bo·hor; co·hor·ta·tion; de·hor·ta·tion; eich·hor·nia; ex·hor·ta·tion; ex·hor·tative; ex·hor·tato·ry; hor; hor·de·in; hor·de·nine; hor·de·o·lum; hor·de·um;… …   English syllables

• horticulture — hor·ti·cul·ture …   English syllables

• horticulture — hor|ti|cul|ture [ hɔrtı,kʌltʃər ] noun uncount the activity of growing and studying garden plants ╾ hor|ti|cul|tur|al [ ,hɔrtı kʌltʃ(ə)rəl ] adjective ╾ hor|ti|cul|tur|ist [ ,hɔrtı kʌltʃərıst ] noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• horticulture — hor•ti•cul•ture [[t]ˈhɔr tɪˌkʌl tʃər[/t]] n. bot the science or art of cultivating flowers, fruits, vegetables or ornamental plants, esp. in a garden, orchard, or nursery • Etymology: 1670–80; < L hort(us) garden + (agr) iculture hor… …   From formal English to slang

• horticulture — hor|ti|cul|ture [ˈho:tıˌkʌltʃə US ˈho:rtıˌkʌltʃər] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: hortus garden + English culture] the practice or science of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables →↑gardening, agriculture ↑agriculture >horticultural… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… …   English syllables