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Synonyms

arboriculture

American  
[ahr-ber-i-kuhl-cher, ahr-bawr-, -bohr-] / ˈɑr bər ɪˌkʌl tʃər, ɑrˈbɔr-, -ˈboʊr- /

noun

  1. the cultivation of trees and shrubs.


arboriculture British  
/ ˈɑːbərɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

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

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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

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

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

He studied forestry and arboriculture; and grafted the big fat foreign chestnut on his sturdy native stocks, while his father sneered and scolded because he would not go into the office.

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