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horticulture

noun
🔊/ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈhɔːrtɪkʌltʃər/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the study or practice of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables园艺学；园艺
    • a college of agriculture and horticulture农学与园艺学院
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin hortus ‘garden’, on the pattern of agriculture.