as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
To get those workers in, facilities and horticulture teams will work on clearing access roads, then staff and public areas.
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
As for baking soda, the greatest success was observed when mixing diluted baking soda with horticulture oil.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
The expo is expected to bring together global leaders and showcase the future of horticulture, agriculture, resilient energy infrastructure, food and water systems, health and wellbeing and future technologies.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
Beckham also signed on as ambassador for the King’s Foundation last year in a campaign to inspire young people into careers in horticulture.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
As for baking soda, the greatest success was observed when mixing diluted baking soda with horticulture oil.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
The expo is expected to bring together global leaders and showcase the future of horticulture, agriculture, resilient energy infrastructure, food and water systems, health and wellbeing and future technologies.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
Beckham also signed on as ambassador for the King’s Foundation last year in a campaign to inspire young people into careers in horticulture.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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Since 1999, Nicole has been a designer, copy editor, family columnist, and covered style, home design, gardening and other news-you-can-use topics.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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The lean days of the Pandemic taught me to monetize my gardening, foraging, and cooking hobbies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to the agriculture department, testing has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, as well as within backyard flocks and commercial flocks statewide.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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These schools offer economical associate/bachelor’s degrees and important technical certificates/credentials that support the high demand industries in Texas, including jobs in technology, health care, hospitality, paraprofessional and agriculture.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Archaeologists have traced the cultivation of the date palm—also known as Phoenix dactylifera—back millennia.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Innovation in Production Across legal markets, AI is already creeping into cultivation, not as sci-fi robots trimming buds, but as quiet systems making decisions humans used to make by gut.—
Aisha Alves,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the 1960s, widespread concerns about the environmental effects of pesticides like DDT boosted interest in organic farming.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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It is estimated that undocumented immigrants make up 10% of Florida’s workforce, especially in construction and farming.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fifty-seven percent of acres are under no-till or conservation tillage, reducing erosion and fuel use.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Dec. 2025
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The railway boom brought millions of acres of arable land under tillage.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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York studied mathematics and agronomy at South Dakota State University.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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As a corn plant grows, the leaves unroll to reveal the tassel, the part that sheds pollen, explained Mark Licht, an associate professor of agronomy and an extension cropping systems specialist at Iowa State University.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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