arboriculture
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- arboricultural adjective
- arboriculturist noun
Etymology
Origin of arboriculture
First recorded in 1820–30; arbor 3 + (agr)iculture
Example Sentences
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Catherine Nuttgens, an arboriculture specialist who led the judging, said: "The destruction of the Sycamore Gap felt so utterly senseless, but this trees of hope initiative has kept that sense of joy alive."
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
So you could say Jude and I are happily engaged in agriculture or arboriculture, or something like that.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2017
If Mr. Langly had gone into arboriculture instead of into the ministry, he would have planted nothing but weeping-willows.
From The Stillwater Tragedy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
His mornings were taken up with a course of arboriculture, his evenings were spent at the Agricultural Club, and all his afternoons were occupied by a study of the implements of husbandry in manufactories.
From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Flaubert, Gustave
Near the villages are also found some aspen trees; but, on account of the unfertility of the ground, arboriculture is unknown and gardening is little successful.
From The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery by Notovitch, Nicolas
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