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olericulture

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhelh3- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhélh3-s Proto-Italic *helos Old Latin helusder. Latin holus Latin olerī 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 olericulture From Latin olerī + English culture.

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Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: groenteteelt — vegetable cultivation
  • German: Gemüsebau — vegetable cultivation
  • Polish: warzywnictwo — vegetable cultivation
  • Portuguese: olericultura — vegetable cultivation
  • Russian: овощево́дство (ovoščevódstvo) — vegetable cultivation
  • Ukrainian: овочівни́цтво (ovočivnýctvo) — vegetable cultivation
  • Ukrainian: горо́дництво (horódnyctvo) — vegetable cultivation