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floriculture

/flawr-i-kuhl-cher, flohr-/US // ˈflɔr ɪˌkʌl tʃər, ˈfloʊr- //UK // (ˈflɔːrɪˌkʌltʃə) //

花卉业,花卉种植,花卉栽培,养花

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.

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Examples

  • Floriculture has to contend with many fungoid enemies, which sometimes commit great ravages amongst the choicest flowers.

  • Novels are not handbooks on floriculture, banking, railways, or the management of department stores.

  • It is well to reserve a nook for little experiments in horticulture or floriculture which one wishes to make.

  • Named for Claudius Boutelou, a Spanish writer upon floriculture and agriculture.

  • No longer than thirty years ago it was rare to find any other than a foreigner engaged in commercial floriculture.