noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/
General-American:/ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AO1 R T IH0 K AH2 L CH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Small-scale agriculture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the cultivation of plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵher- Proto-Indo-European *ghórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kwélh1eti Proto-Italic *kwelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture 17th century, from the Latin word hortus (“garden”) + culture (on the model of agriculture). By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure.
Across languages
Translations
121 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kopshtari
— the science of caring for gardens
Arabic:
بَسْتَنَة
(bastana)
— the science of caring for gardens
Armenian:
այգեգործություն
(aygegorcutʻyun)
— the science of caring for gardens
Azerbaijani:
bitkiçilik
— the science of caring for gardens
Azerbaijani:
bağçılıq
— the science of caring for gardens
Belarusian:
садо́ўніцтва
(sadównictva)
— the science of caring for gardens
Belarusian:
садаво́дства
(sadavódstva)
— the science of caring for gardens
Belarusian:
гаро́днiцтва
(haródnictva)
— the science of caring for gardens
Belarusian:
агаро́днiцтва
(aharódnictva)
— the science of caring for gardens
Belarusian:
раслінаво́дства
(raslinavódstva)
— the science of caring for gardens
Bengali:
উদ্যানতত্ত্ব
(uddanototto)
— the science of caring for gardens
Bulgarian:
градина́рство
(gradinárstvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Bulgarian:
растениевъ́дство
(rastenievǎ́dstvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Catalan:
horticultura
— the science of caring for gardens
Chinese Mandarin:
園藝 /园艺
(yuányì)
— the science of caring for gardens
Chinese Mandarin:
園藝學 /园艺学
— the science of caring for gardens
Czech:
zahradnictví
— the science of caring for gardens
Danish:
havebrug
— the science of caring for gardens
Dutch:
tuinbouw
— the science of caring for gardens
Estonian:
taimekasvatus
— the science of caring for gardens
Estonian:
aiandus
— the science of caring for gardens
Finnish:
puutarhanhoito
— the science of caring for gardens
Finnish:
puutarhanviljely
— the science of caring for gardens
Finnish:
puutarhatalous
— the science of caring for gardens
French:
horticulture
— the science of caring for gardens
Galician:
horticultura
— the science of caring for gardens
Georgian:
მებაღეობა
(mebaɣeoba)
— the science of caring for gardens
German:
Gartenkultur
— the science of caring for gardens
German:
Hortikultur
— the science of caring for gardens
German:
Gartenbau
— the science of caring for gardens
Greek:
κηπουρική
(kipourikí)
— the science of caring for gardens
Greek:
κηπευτική
(kipeftikí)
— the science of caring for gardens
Hebrew:
גינון
— the science of caring for gardens
Hebrew:
גִּנּוּן
(ginún)
— the science of caring for gardens
Hindi:
बाग़बानी
(bāġbānī)
— the science of caring for gardens
Hindi:
उद्यान-विज्ञान
(udyān-vijñān)
— the science of caring for gardens
Hindi:
बाग़कारी
(bāġkārī)
— the science of caring for gardens
Hungarian:
kertészet
— the science of caring for gardens
Hungarian:
kertművelés
— the science of caring for gardens
Icelandic:
garðyrkjufræði
— the science of caring for gardens
Indonesian:
hortikultura
— the science of caring for gardens
Italian:
orticoltura
— the science of caring for gardens
Japanese:
園芸
(engei)
— the science of caring for gardens
Japanese:
ガーデニング
(gādeningu)
— the science of caring for gardens
Kannada:
ತೋಟಗಾರಿಕೆ
(tōṭagārike)
— the science of caring for gardens
Kazakh:
бағбаншылық
(bağbanşylyq)
— the science of caring for gardens
Kazakh:
баушылық
(bauşylyq)
— the science of caring for gardens
Kazakh:
бау-бақша шаруашылығы
(bau-baqşa şaruaşylyğy)
— the science of caring for gardens
Korean:
원예
(wonye)
— the science of caring for gardens
Kyrgyz:
багбанчылык
(bagbancılık)
— the science of caring for gardens
Latvian:
augkopība
— the science of caring for gardens
Latvian:
dārzkopība
— the science of caring for gardens
Lithuanian:
sodininkystė
— the science of caring for gardens
Macedonian:
градинарство
(gradinarstvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Macedonian:
хортикулту́ра
(hortikultúra)
— the science of caring for gardens
Malay:
هورتيکولتور
(hortikultur)
— the science of caring for gardens
Malay:
kulturkebunan
— the science of caring for gardens
Malayalam:
തോട്ടക്കൃഷി
(tōṭṭakkr̥ṣi)
— the science of caring for gardens
Māori:
ahumāra
— the science of caring for gardens
Māori:
ahuota
— the science of caring for gardens
Norwegian Bokmål:
hagebruk
— the science of caring for gardens
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hagebruk
— the science of caring for gardens
Occitan:
orticultura
— the science of caring for gardens
Persian:
باغبانی
(bâġbâni)
— the science of caring for gardens
Plautdietsch:
Goadekonnst
— the science of caring for gardens
Polish:
ogrodnictwo
— the science of caring for gardens
Portuguese:
horticultura
— the science of caring for gardens
Romanian:
horticultură
— the science of caring for gardens
Romanian:
grădinărit
— the science of caring for gardens
Russian:
садово́дство
(sadovódstvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Russian:
огоро́дничество
(ogoródničestvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Russian:
растениево́дство
(rastenijevódstvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Scottish Gaelic:
tuathanachas-gàrraidh
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
цвећа́рство
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
цвјећа́рство
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
вртла́рство
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
хортикулту́ра
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
cvećárstvo
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
cvjećárstvo
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
vrtlárstvo
— the science of caring for gardens
Serbo-Croatian:
hortikultúra
— the science of caring for gardens
Slovak:
záhradníctvo
— the science of caring for gardens
Slovene:
vrtnarstvo
— the science of caring for gardens
Slovene:
hortologija
— the science of caring for gardens
Spanish:
horticultura
— the science of caring for gardens
Swedish:
hortikultur
— the science of caring for gardens
Tagalog:
palahalmanan
— the science of caring for gardens
Tajik:
боғдори
(boġdor-i)
— the science of caring for gardens
Tajik:
боғпарварӣ
(boġparvari)
— the science of caring for gardens
Tajik:
боғшинонӣ
(boġšinoni)
— the science of caring for gardens
Tajik:
боғбонӣ
(boġboni)
— the science of caring for gardens
Tajik:
рустанипарварӣ
(rustaniparvari)
— the science of caring for gardens
Tamil:
தோட்டக்கலை
(tōṭṭakkalai)
— the science of caring for gardens
Tamil:
தோட்டவியல்
(tōṭṭaviyal)
— the science of caring for gardens
Tatar:
бакчачылык
(baqçaçılıq)
— the science of caring for gardens
Thai:
พืชกรรมสวน
— the science of caring for gardens
Turkish:
bahçecilik
— the science of caring for gardens
Turkmen:
bagbançylyk
— the science of caring for gardens
Ukrainian:
садівни́цтво
(sadivnýctvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Ukrainian:
горо́дництво
(horódnyctvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Ukrainian:
росли́нництво
(roslýnnyctvo)
— the science of caring for gardens
Urdu:
بَاغْبَانِی
(bāġbānī)
— the science of caring for gardens
Uyghur:
باغۋەنچىلىك
(baghwenchilik)
— the science of caring for gardens
Uzbek:
bogʻdorchilik
— the science of caring for gardens
Vietnamese:
nghề làm vườn
— the science of caring for gardens
Volapük:
gadav
— the science of caring for gardens
Welsh:
garddwriaeth
— the science of caring for gardens
Chinese Mandarin:
小農耕作 /小农耕作
(xiǎonóng gēngzuò)
— small scale agriculture
Chinese Mandarin:
小規模農業 /小规模农业
(xiǎoguīmó nóngyè)
— small scale agriculture
Czech:
zahradnictví
— small scale agriculture
Dutch:
tuinderij
— small scale agriculture
Finnish:
pienviljely
— small scale agriculture
Greek:
φυτοκομία
(fytokomía)
— small scale agriculture
Icelandic:
garðrækt
— small scale agriculture
Icelandic:
garðyrkja
— small scale agriculture
Macedonian:
бавчанџиство
(bavčandžistvo)
— small scale agriculture
Māori:
ahumāra
— small scale agriculture
Norwegian Bokmål:
hagebruk
— small scale agriculture
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hagebruk
— small scale agriculture