arboriculture

[ ahr-ber-i-kuhl-cher, ahr-bawr-, -bohr- ]

noun

1. the cultivation of trees and shrubs.

arboriculture

/ ˈɑːbərɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

1. the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber

Derived Forms

• ˌarboriˈcultural, adjective
• ˌarboriˈculturist, noun

Other Words From

• arbor·i·cultur·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arboriculture¹

First recorded in 1820–30; arbor ³ + (agr)iculture

Example Sentences

I have never met with the verb in that sense elsewhere, but overtop is evermore the appropriate term in arboriculture.

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Coffee planters combat pests and diseases principally with sprays, as in other lines of advanced arboriculture.

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The success of arboriculture on the formerly treeless plains and plateaus, however, decreases as one travels westward.

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If Mr. Langly had gone into arboriculture instead of into the ministry, he would have planted nothing but weeping-willows.

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On the panels outside are arranged the tools and implements of arboriculture and forestry.

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Related Words

• agriculture
• cultivation
• farming