vermiculture

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noun

The keeping of worms, for example for commercial or horticultural reasons.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounvermiculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe keeping of worms, for example for commercial or horticultural reasons.

    There is an ecological message. There is some product placement. It’s kind of great, if you groove on Richard Brautigan and can dig a vermiculture subplot.

    2010 April 22, Blake Wilson, “'Divine Right's Trip': A Forgotten Hippie Novel”, in New York Times ArtsBeat

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wr̥mis
  2. Proto-Italic*wormis
  3. Latinvermis
  4. Englishvermi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  7. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  8. Latincolō
  9. Latincultūra
  10. Middle Frenchculture
  11. Englishculture
  12. Englishvermiculture

From vermi- + culture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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