Meanings
nounpluviculture (uncountable)
- uncountablerainmaking; attempts to induce rain artificially
In this business of pluviculture (as I have nicely named it) the operator (aptly called a "quacktitioner") promises showers on a thirsty land.
1927, D.S. Jordan, chapter II, in Higher Foolishness, page 66
Origin
Equivalent to pluvi- (from pluvial) + culture.
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pluviculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluviculture
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