Meanings
plural arboricultures
- uncountableusuallyThe branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
The small cat of the youngest Bull granddaughter scrambled up a tree, and was too scared to come down. […] The children danced and clapped their hands as the box was raised to the kitten, who sniffed at it, scowled, and turned her head to the study of arboriculture.
1943, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 32, in Gideon Planish, New York: Random House, pages 415–4161 more example
Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being, who reminds one of the products of French arboriculture with its arabesque trees and shrubs, pyramids, wheels and wreaths; anything, except the forms which would be reached by the expression of her own inner qualities.
1906, Emma Goldman, “The Tragedy of Woman’s Emancipation”, in Anarchism and Other Essays, New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, published 1910, pages 220-221
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinarbor“tree”
- Englisharboriculture
From Latin arbor (“tree”) + cultūra (“tending”).
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Catalan arboricultura
- arboriculturabranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Chinese Mandarin 植樹 /植树
- 植樹 /植树 (zhíshù)branch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Danish trædyrkning, frugtavl
- trædyrkningbranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
- frugtavlbranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
- skovbrugbranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Dutch arboricultuur
- arboricultuurbranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Finnish puunhoito
- puunhoitobranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
French arboriculture
- arboriculturebranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Greek δεντροκαλλιέργεια, δενδροκαλλιέργεια
- δεντροκαλλιέργεια (dentrokalliérgeia)branch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
- δενδροκαλλιέργεια (dendrokalliérgeia)branch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Italian arboricoltura
- arboricolturabranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Portuguese arboricultura
- arboriculturabranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Spanish arboricultura
- arboriculturabranch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees
Cite this entry
arboriculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arboriculture
“arboriculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arboriculture. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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