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Horticulture

LC control no.sh 85062204
Topical headingHorticulture
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Variant(s)Horticultural science
Horticultural sciences
See alsoAgriculture
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Gardening
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the commercial cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts and ornamental plants.
Found inRandom House Web. unabr. dict., c1997 (horticulture: the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants. The science and art of cultivating such plants; gardening. The act of cultivating or tending a garden)
Am. herit. dict. of the Eng. lang., c2000 (horticulture: The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. The cultivation of a garden)
McGraw-Hill dict. of sci. and tech. terms, c1989 (horticulture: the art and science of growing plants)
LC database, Nov. 28, 2001 (plant cultivation; plant culture; plant growing; horticultural science; horticultural sciences)