Meanings
nounolericulture (uncountable)
- uncountableThe field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables
1 more example
Although certain degrees and knowledge are required for some levels of employment in this field, like many of the other production-oriented branches of horticulture, success in olericulture can depend heavily on skills and abilities in the field rather than on any specific education level or training.
2006, Jerry Garner, Careers in Horticulture and Botany, page 33
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰélh₃-s
- Proto-Italic*helos
- Old Latinhelus
- Latinholus
- Latinolerī
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englisholericulture
From Latin olerī + English culture.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch groenteteelt
- groenteteeltvegetable cultivation
German Gemüsebau
- Gemüsebauvegetable cultivation
Polish warzywnictwo
- warzywnictwovegetable cultivation
Portuguese olericultura
- olericulturavegetable cultivation
Russian овощево́дство
- овощево́дство (ovoščevódstvo)vegetable cultivation
Ukrainian овочівни́цтво, горо́дництво
- овочівни́цтво (ovočivnýctvo)vegetable cultivation
- горо́дництво (horódnyctvo)vegetable cultivation
Cite this entry
APA
olericulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olericulture
MLA
“olericulture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olericulture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olericulture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olericulture.
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