mosaiculture

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noun

The art of forming mosaics of growing plants on frameworks into sculptures

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounmosaiculture (usually uncountable, plural mosaicultures)

plural mosaicultures

  1. uncountableusuallyThe art of forming mosaics of growing plants on frameworks into sculptures
  2. countableusuallyA sculpture produced by this art form.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜοῦσᾰ (Moûsă)
  2. Ancient GreekΜουσεῖον (Mouseîon)
  3. Ancient Greekμουσεῖον (mouseîon)
  4. Late Latinmūsīvum
  5. Medieval Latinmusaicum
  6. Italianmosaico
  7. Middle Frenchmosaïque
  8. Englishmosaic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  11. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  12. Latincolō
  13. Latincultūra
  14. Middle Frenchculture
  15. Englishculture
  16. Englishmosaiculture

From mosaic + culture.

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Translations

French mosaïculture
  • mosaïcultureTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

mosaiculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaiculture

MLA

“mosaiculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaiculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mosaiculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosaiculture.

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