From Latin 'hortus' (garden, from PIE *gʰer- 'to enclose') + 'cultūra' — a garden is etymologically an 'enclosed space.'
The art or practice of garden cultivation and management, including the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
From Latin 'horticultura' (garden cultivation), composed of 'hortus' (garden, enclosed space) and 'cultura' (cultivation, tending), from 'colere' (to cultivate, to till, to honour). The element 'hortus' traces to PIE *gʰorto- meaning 'enclosure, yard, garden' — the same root that gives Greek 'khortos' (feeding place, yard), Old English 'geard' (enclosure, yard), Gothic 'gards' (house), and English 'yard' and 'garden.' The second element 'cultura' comes from PIE *kʷel- (to move around, to turn, to till), which also
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