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floriculture

[flawr-i-kuhl-cher, flohr-]
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noun
  1. the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
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Origin of floriculture

First recorded in 1815–25; flori- + culture
Related formsflo·ri·cul·tur·al, adjectiveflo·ri·cul·tur·al·ly, adverbflo·ri·cul·tur·ist, noun
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Related Words

landscapingcultivationplantingfarmingagriculturegrowingfloriculturetillageviniculturearboricultureviticulture

Examples from the Web for floriculture

Historical Examples

  • The Germans and Swiss had to come in and show us about market-gardening and floriculture.

    A Little Girl of Long Ago

    Amanda Millie Douglas

  • Modern floriculture and vegetable-gardening are likely to run the year round.

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

    Soil Culture

    J. H. Walden

  • From the early Greeks the Romans took their first lesson in floriculture.

    Garden Ornaments

    Mary H. Northend

  • Occasionally, all attempt at floriculture or gardening is abandoned.

    Garden Ornaments

    Mary H. Northend

British Dictionary definitions for floriculture

floriculture

noun
  1. the cultivation of flowering plants
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Derived Formsfloricultural, adjectivefloriculturist, noun
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Word Origin and History for floriculture

n.

1822, from Latin floris, genitive of flos "flower" (see flora) + -culture on analogy of agriculture. Related: Floricultural; floriculturist.

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