# horticulture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,998

## Definitions
1. The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
2. Small-scale agriculture.

## Etymology
17th century, from the Latin word hortus (“garden”) + culture (on the model of agriculture).

## Easily confused with
- **horticultural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horticultural-vs-horticulture)

## Common misspellings (18)
`hhorticulture`, `horitculture`, `horrticulture`, `hortciulture`, `horticculture`, `horticluture`, `horticullture`, `horticultrue`, `horticultture`, `horticultuer`, `horticulturre`, `horticulutre`, `horticutlure`, `hortiuclture`, `hortticulture`, `hotriculture`, `hroticulture`, `ohrticulture`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/horticulture