viticulture

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US/ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/UK/ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃə/

noun

The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

“The old French farmer practiced viticulture and raised some of the best grapes in the world. He is knowledgeable in viticulture.”

Similar
viniculturewinegrowingvine-growing
OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounviticulture (usually uncountable, plural viticultures)

plural viticultures

  1. uncountableusuallyThe agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

    The old French farmer practiced viticulture and raised some of the best grapes in the world. He is knowledgeable in viticulture.

    Synonyms: viniculture, winegrowing, vine-growing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

Similar
viniculturewinegrowingvine-growing

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing

Similar
viniculture
Broader
culture
Also see
vine-growingviniculturewinegrowing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéh₁itis
  3. Proto-Italic*wītis
  4. Latinvītis
  5. Englishviti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Englishviticulture

From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian лозарство, винарство
  • лозарство (lozarstvo)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • винарство (vinarstvo)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Catalan viticultura
  • viticulturapractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Chinese Mandarin 葡萄栽培學 /葡萄栽培学, 葡萄栽培法
  • 葡萄栽培學 /葡萄栽培学 (pútáozāipéixué)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • 葡萄栽培法 (pútáozāipéifǎ)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Czech vinařství, vinohradnictví
  • vinařstvípractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • vinohradnictvípractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Dutch wijnbouw
  • wijnbouwpractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Finnish viininviljely
  • viininviljelypractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
French viticulture, viniculture
  • viticulturepractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • viniculturepractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
German Weinbau
  • Weinbaupractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Hungarian szőlészet, szőlőművelés
  • szőlészetpractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • szőlőműveléspractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Irish fíonsaothrú
  • fíonsaothrúpractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Italian viticoltura, vinicoltura
  • viticolturapractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • vinicolturapractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Japanese 葡萄栽培
  • 葡萄栽培 (budōsaibai)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Portuguese vinicultura, viticultura
  • viniculturapractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • viticulturapractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Romanian viticultură
  • viticulturăpractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Russian виногра́дарство, виноде́лие
  • виногра́дарство (vinográdarstvo)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • виноде́лие (vinodélije)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Slovak vinohradníctvo
  • vinohradníctvopractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Spanish viticultura, vinicultura
  • viticulturapractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
  • viniculturapractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Turkish bağcılık
  • bağcılıkpractice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Ukrainian виногра́дарство
  • виногра́дарство (vynohrádarstvo)practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
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viticulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viticulture

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“viticulture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viticulture. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viticulture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viticulture.

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