horticultural
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˌhɔːrtɪˈkʌltʃərəl/
- Specialized
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hortícola
- She enrolled in a horticultural program to learn how to cultivate her garden effectively.
- horticultural crops
- horticultural industry
- horticultural science
I would spray the plants and you know you can use horticultural oil, neem oil, some.
- I would spray the plants and you know you can use horticultural oil, neem oil, some.
Examples
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In contrast to their northern neighbors, they did not plant nor engage in any other horticultural activities.
Academic text (2002) -
Prosper Berckmans's Fruitland Nursery had a long and illustrious history and was famous in horticultural circles, a veritable icon.
Academic text (2015) -
A year and a half of horticultural study.
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Flowers from the Royal Horticultural Society...
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I was planning on getting some horticultural oil and spraying some on the on the tips of the leaves there.
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Her horticultural expertise helped put Sandford on the map.
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In fact, I've recently won a prize for artistic design from the local horticultural society.
Fiction book (1997) -
Gardening is a town-wide hobby, with several garden clubs and a large horticultural group.
Academic text (1995) -
Despite these laws, there are virtually no restrictions on the importation of plants for horticultural and ornamental purposes.
Academic text (1995) -
Right from the start, composting was part of the company's plan to make horticultural and landscaping products.
Academic text (1996)
How Garden-Related
Surface Forms
Morphology
horticultural = horticulture (transparent) = horticulture + al
The adjective is a regular and readily interpretable suffixal derivation meaning 'relating to horticulture'.
Etymology
Horticultural comes from the Latin words hortus meaning 'garden' and cultura meaning 'cultivation' or 'growing', the same idea behind the word 'agriculture'. So horticultural describes work about 'growing' and caring for gardens, plants, fruit, and flowers.