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View synonyms for arboriculture
arboriculture
[ ahr-ber-i-kuhl-cher, ahr-bawr-, -bohr- ]
noun
- the cultivation of trees and shrubs.
arboriculture
/ ˈɑːbərɪˌkʌltʃə /
noun
- the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber
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Derived Forms
- ˌarboriˈculturist, noun
- ˌarboriˈcultural, adjective
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Other Words From
- arbor·i·cultur·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arboriculture1
First recorded in 1820–30; arbor 3 + (agr)iculture
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Example Sentences
I have never met with the verb in that sense elsewhere, but overtop is evermore the appropriate term in arboriculture.
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Coffee planters combat pests and diseases principally with sprays, as in other lines of advanced arboriculture.
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The success of arboriculture on the formerly treeless plains and plateaus, however, decreases as one travels westward.
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If Mr. Langly had gone into arboriculture instead of into the ministry, he would have planted nothing but weeping-willows.
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On the panels outside are arranged the tools and implements of arboriculture and forestry.
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