fructiculture

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noun

The practice of growing fruit.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounfructiculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of growing fruit.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
  4. Proto-Italic*frūjōr
  5. Latinfruor
  6. Latinfrūctus
  7. Englishfructi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. Englishfructiculture

From fructi- + culture.

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APA

fructiculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fructiculture

MLA

“fructiculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fructiculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fructiculture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fructiculture.

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