floriculture
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- floricultural adjective
- floriculturally adverb
- floriculturist noun
Etymology
Origin of floriculture
Example Sentences
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Ethiopia’s government promoted manufacturing with some successes in cement and floriculture, but its leading state enterprise asked North Korea for help to build 10 sugar mills as part of a vast sugar-development project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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
Botanic Garden conservatory at 100 Maryland Ave. SW, where a rear gallery is devoted to a gently didactic exhibition of the history of the poinsettia in U.S. floriculture.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2017
The Cooking Club took a vacation, or rather turned into a gardening club, and studied the sensible part of botany and floriculture.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
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