Synonyms

1. gardening

Similar Meaning

1. gardening
2. garden
3. forestry
4. landscaping
5. vegetable
6. plant
7. nursery
8. floriculture
9. botany
10. agriculture

Rhymes

1. culture
2. agriculture
3. vulture
4. aquaculture
5. subculture
6. counterculture
7. filcher
8. new world vulture
9. turkey vulture
10. mass culture

Words Described by "Horticulture"

1. forestry
2. irrigation
3. the
4. system

Commonly Paired Adjectives

1. ornamental
2. intensive
3. commercial
4. american
5. practical
6. swidden
7. tropical
8. general
9. modern
10. scientific

Categorically Similar

1. floriculture
2. arboriculture
3. horticultural
4. agronomy
5. viticulture
6. gardening
7. entomology
8. husbandry
9. landscaping
10. arboretum

Hypernyms (Type of)

1. agriculture
2. husbandry
3. farming

What Google Knows

Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and non-food crops such as grass and ornamental trees and plants.

Related Definition

1. horticulture:

   n The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.

   n Small-scale agriculture.