Definition of: horticulture

(hôr′tə·kul′chər) noun
1. The cultivation of a garden, or the mode of cultivation employed in a garden.
2. That department of the science of agriculture which relates to the cultivation of gardens or orchards, including the growing of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and ornamental shrubs and trees. See synonyms under AGRICULTURE. [<L hortus garden + cultura cultivation]
—hor′ti·cul′tor (-kul′tər) noun
—hor′ti·cul′tur·al adjective
—hor′ti·cul′tur·ist, hor′ti·cul′tist, hor′ti·cul′tur·al·ist noun