English word horticulture comes from English culture, Latin hortus (Garden (in a Roman villa).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| culture | English (eng) | (transitive) To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something). (Compare cultivate.). (transitive) To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria). (Compare cultivate.) (anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.. (botany) Cultivation.. (cartography) The details on a map that do not [...] |
| hortus | Latin (lat) | Garden (in a Roman villa). |
| horticulture | English (eng) | Small-scale agriculture.. The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening. |