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The cultivation of flowering plants
Answer for the clue "The cultivation of flowering plants ", 12 letters:
floriculture
Word definitions for floriculture in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the farming of flowers
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the cultivation of flowering plants [syn: flower gardening ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Floriculture , or flower farming , is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry , comprising the floral industry . The development, via plant breeding , of new varieties ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1822, from Latin floris , genitive of flos "flower" (see flora ) + -culture on analogy of agriculture . Related: Floricultural ; floriculturist .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Floriculture \Flo"ri*cul`ture\ (? or ?; 135, 277), n. [L. flos, floris, flower + cultura culture.] The cultivation of flowering plants.
Usage examples of floriculture.
Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture,--these are vast fields, into which one may wander away, and never be seen more.