English Explanatory Dictionary

fructiculture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of growing fruit.

Word forms

fructiculture

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctusder. English fructi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English fructiculture From fructi- + culture.

Derived words

fructicultural fructiculturist
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