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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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An industry group, Flowers Canada Growers, has estimated that the new tariffs could cost the floriculture sector $151 million in annual losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Once back at their respective homes, they carried on their floriculture conversation, fawning over the flowers found on each other’s Instagram feeds — and commiserating over the less-than-inspiring landscaping supplies in their yards.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

"The project was born from hard times," said Klaus Graetzer, Boutique Flowers floriculture manager and president of hemp startup CannAndes.

From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021

Null, who was the director of the Retail Floral Design program at Mississippi State University when Fulcher was a student at the school, is an internationally recognized leader in floral arts and retail floriculture.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2020

Developing by every art To floriculture known, From tares exempt, and kept apart, Careful, as if in some fond heart Its legume germs were sown.

From Poems Vol. IV by Hattie Howard

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