- horticultural
- adjective see horticulture
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
horticultural
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Horticultural — Hor ti*cul tur*al, a. [Cf. F. horticultural.] Of or pertaining to horticulture, or the culture of gardens or orchards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horticultural — horticultural, ale, aux [ɔʀtikyltyʀal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1839; de horticulture. ❖ ♦ Didact. Relatif à l horticulture … Encyclopédie Universelle
horticultural — horticultural, ale (or ti kul tu ral, ra l ) adj. Qui a rapport à l horticulture. Les procédés horticulturaux … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
horticultural — 1778, from HORTICULTURE (Cf. horticulture) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
horticultural — horticulture UK US /ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃər/ noun [U] PRODUCTION, NATURAL RESOURCES ► the study or activity of growing plants: »In Florida, women farmers run more than 8,000 farms and horticulture operations on their own or as partners. horticultural… … Financial and business terms
horticultural — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)tɪkʌ̱ltʃər(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Horticultural means concerned with horticulture. The horticultural show will take place in the old covered Victorian Market … English dictionary
horticultural — adj. Horticultural is used with these nouns: ↑show, ↑society … Collocations dictionary
horticultural — horticulture ► NOUN ▪ the art or practice of garden cultivation and management. DERIVATIVES horticultural adjective horticulturalist noun horticulturist noun. ORIGIN from Latin hortus garden … English terms dictionary
Horticultural therapy — is the practice of horticulture as therapy to improve human well being. According to the American Horticultural Therapy Association, HT is defined as “ a process utilizing plants and horticultural activities to improve social, educational,… … Wikipedia
Horticultural botany — is the study of the botany of cultivated plants, with emphasis on the plants of ornamental horticulture. Professional horticultural botanists are employed by botanical gardens, large nurseries, universities, and government: their activities will… … Wikipedia
Horticultural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts — Horticultural Hall, at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts is the third hall built for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. It sits across the street from Symphony Hall. Since 1992, it has been… … Wikipedia
