[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

horticulture \hor"ticul`ture\, n. l. hortus garden + cultura
   culture: cf. f. horticulture. see yard an inclosure, and
   culture.
   the cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of
   cultivating gardens or orchards.
   1913 webster
see also:
yard culture 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

horticulture
     n : the cultivation of plants syn: gardening
see also:
gardening 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 moby thesaurus words for "horticulture":
   bloom, blossom, blow, citriculture, floret, floriculture, floscule,
   flower, flower gardening, flower-growing, floweret, fruit-growing,
   gardening, groundskeeping, hortorium, landscape architecture,
   landscape gardening, market gardening, olericulture, orcharding,
   pomiculture, posy, truck gardening, viniculture, wildflower

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