Agriculture and Horticulture

Agriculture

Agriculture noun - The science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.
Usage example: the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture
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Synonyms for Agriculture

Horticulture is a synonym for agriculture in farming topic. In some cases you can use "Horticulture" instead a noun "Agriculture", when it comes to topics like cultivation of gardens.

Nearby Words: agricultural, agriculturist, agriculturally

Horticulture

Horticulture noun - The cultivation of plants.
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Synonyms for Horticulture

Agriculture is a synonym for horticulture in gardening topic. You can use "Agriculture" instead a noun "Horticulture", if it concerns topics such as cultivation of gardens.

Nearby Words: horticulturist, horticultural
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