hortensial

H4O1R1T1E1N1S1I1A1L1

adjective

Fit for a garden.

OriginLatin hortensius →
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Meanings

adjectivehortensial (comparative more hortensial, superlative most hortensial)

comparative more hortensial · superlative most hortensial

  1. obsoleteFit for a garden.

    such as are sative and hortensial subalternate to the other

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinhortensius
  2. Englishhortensial

From Latin hortensius, hortēnsis, from hortus (“garden”). Akin to English yard (“an enclosure”). By surface analysis, Latin hortēns(is) + -i- + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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