horticulture
noun /ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃə(r)/
/ˈhɔːrtɪkʌltʃər/
[uncountable]- the study or practice of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables
- a college of agriculture and horticulture
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin hortus ‘garden’, on the pattern of agriculture.