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| The science and art of growing fruit, flowers, ornamental plants, and vegetables in small gardens. www.smu.edu/anthro/collections/glossary2.html Cultivation of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants. www.asca-consultants.org/what_glossary.html an agricultural technology distinguished by the use of hand tools to grow domesticated plants. Does not use draft animals, irrigation, or specially prepared fertilizers. oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html The cultivation of fruit, flowers, vegatables and shrubs, also used to describe the commercial production of such crops on general farms www.ecifm.rdg.ac.uk/glossary.htm Horticulture derives from the Latin hortus. It meant a 'garden' space, in contrast to an 'agricultural' space. www.gardenvisit.com/glossary/glossary.htm the growing of fruit and vegetables www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/ed0930aa86103d8380256aa70054918d/3f488deea330775f80257149004fc2c8!OpenDocument The use and study all types of plants. www.gardenpa.com/archives/2005/07/gardening_public_horticultural_terms.aspx The study and practice of cultivating plants. www.sustainable-city.org/Plan/Parks/defs.htm The best reference work on the subject to appear in recent times. astore.amazon.com/science-books-20/detail/0881923540 The culture or growing of garden plants. Horticulturists work in plant propagation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, and the storage, processing, and transportation of fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and ... www.chass.ncsu.edu/langure/documents/modules/module_9/Glossary.doc the science, skill, or occupation of cultivating plants, especially flowers, fruit, and vegetables, in gardens or greenhouses www.georgiahistory.com/bartram_vocabulary.htm gardening: the cultivation of plants wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Horticulture (Latin: hortus (garden plant) + cultura (culture)) is classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horticulture |