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noun
A gardener; a person interested in or practicing horticulture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: horticultor
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plantsman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
Narrower terms: gardener, nurseryman, Burbank, Luther Burbank
History
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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English horticulturist From horticulture + -ist.. By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure + -ist.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
