English Explanatory Dictionary

olericulture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables

Word forms

olericulture

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰélh₃-s Proto-Italic *helos Old Latin helusder. Latin holus Latin olerī 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 olericulture From Latin olerī + English culture.

Derived words

olericultural olericulturist
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