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arboriculture
CIDE DICTIONARY
arboriculture, n. [L. arbor tree + cultura. See Culture.].
The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
arboriculture, n. the cultivation of trees and shrubs.
Derivative
arboricultural adj. arboriculturist n.
Etymology
L arbor -oris tree, after agriculture
ROGET THESAURUS
arboriculture
Agriculture
N agriculture, cultivation, husbandry, farming, georgics, geoponics, tillage, agronomy, gardening, spade husbandry, vintage, horticulture, arboriculture, floriculture, landscape gardening, viticulture, husbandman, horticulturist, gardener, florist, agricultor, agriculturist, yeoman, farmer, cultivator, tiller of the soil, woodcutter, backwoodsman, granger, habitat, vigneron, viticulturist, Triptolemus, field, meadow, garden, botanic garden, winter garden, ornamental garden, flower garden, kitchen garden, market garden, hop garden, nursery, green house, hot house, conservatory, bed, border, seed plot, grassplot, grassplat, lawn, park, parterre, shrubbery, plantation, avenue, arboretum, pinery, pinetum, orchard, vineyard, vinery, orangery, farm, agricultural, agrarian, agrestic, arable, predial, rural, rustic, country, horticultural.For further exploring for "arboriculture" in Webster Dictionary Online