horticulture

/ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃər/ noun [U] PRODUCTION, NATURAL RESOURCES

Definition

› 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 adjective › horticultural products

(Definition of horticulture noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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