horticulture

noun

Definition of horticulturenext
as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers

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Recent Examples of horticulture 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 Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture extension specialist at Iowa State University, says that thinking ahead is the key to choosing the best grow tent for your plants. — Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025 The effort is planned over the course of 12 months and involves a number of different departments, from the horticulture team and tech services to crane operators, truck drivers, aerial lift drivers and even culinary experts. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for horticulture
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  1. gardening
  2. agriculture
  3. cultivation
  4. farming
  5. tillage
  6. agronomy
Noun
  • Personal development ranges from practical skills like sewing and gardening to career advancement through leadership training and personal branding.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Many voters said Governor Whitmer’s order, which restricted an outdoor activity – gardening – seemed irrational and excessive, even at the time.
    — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of gardening
Noun
  • In response, China has announced a fresh round of retaliatory tariffs, covering US agriculture imports, which took effect Monday.
    — John Liu, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The filing also outlines the company's strategic focus on expanding its Precision Logistics services to small and medium-sized businesses in the agriculture, food, and healthcare industries.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • Initially designed in 2020, the project involved selecting growers to prepare for legal cannabis cultivation.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The filing details the company's recent business developments, including acquisitions and expansion of retail and cultivation operations in various states.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • Incentives such as tax breaks, subsidies, and grants for agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, and climate-resilient farming are essential and can be tailored to create models that can benefit both the economy and the environment.
    — Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But my grandfather wanted the land to always be used for farming.
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of farming
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of tillage
Noun
  • The program combines agronomy, biology, and business.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of agronomy

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