arboriculture
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- arboricultural adjective
- arboriculturist noun
Etymology
Origin of arboriculture
First recorded in 1820–30; arbor 3 + (agr)iculture
Example Sentences
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Catherine Nuttgens, an arboriculture specialist who led the judging, said: "The destruction of the Sycamore Gap felt so utterly senseless, but this trees of hope initiative has kept that sense of joy alive."
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
So you could say Jude and I are happily engaged in agriculture or arboriculture, or something like that.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2017
The mop-stick appearance of the olive is an artificial beauty; to make it look like an umbrella is the ne plus ultra of arboriculture.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434 Volume 17, New Series, April 24, 1852 by Chambers, William
We think, however, that arboriculture, horticulture and forestry, as the Dean said, are very, very closely allied and should surely work together.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association
The letters of the day, especially those of Eliza Lucas Pinckney, ever interested in floriculture and arboriculture, show a constant exchange with English flower-lovers.
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse
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