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Topic: CROPS

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: hortus 'garden' + English culture

horticulture

 noun
     
hor‧ti‧cul‧ture [uncountable]
TA the practice or science of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables [↪ gardening, agriculture]
—horticultural adjective
—horticulturalist noun [countable]
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