Agriculture vs. Horticulture

Agriculturenoun

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

Agriculturenoun

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.

Agriculturenoun

a large-scale farming enterprise

Agriculturenoun

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Agriculturenoun

the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

Agriculturenoun

the class of people engaged in growing food

Agriculture

Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities.

Horticulturenoun

The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.

Horticulturenoun

Small-scale agriculture.

Horticulturenoun

The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.

Horticulturenoun

the cultivation of plants

Horticulture

Horticulture is the art of cultivating plants in gardens to produce food and medicinal ingredients, or for comfort and ornamental purposes. Horticulturists are agriculturists who grow flowers, fruits and nuts, vegetables and herbs, as well as ornamental trees and lawns.The study and practice of horticulture have been traced back thousands of years.