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floriculture

American  
[flawr-i-kuhl-cher, flohr-] / ˈflɔr ɪˌkʌl tʃər, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

  1. the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.


floriculture British  
/ ˈflɔːrɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

  1. the cultivation of flowering plants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of floriculture

First recorded in 1815–25; flori- + culture

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Europe, and the interesting and valuable books on Floriculture that are issued from time to time.

From Work for Women by Manson, George J.

We have Agricultural colleges; we study Horticulture, and Floriculture, and Apiculture and Arboriculture.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

Floriculture did not appear so much an object as exercise.

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

Floriculture is an employment appropriate to all classes, ages, and conditions.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.

Floriculture is amongst the most innocent and humanising of all pleasures, and everything which tends to diffuse such pursuits amongst those who have too few amusements, is a point gained for happiness and for virtue.

From The Lost Dahlia by Mitford, Mary Russell

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