ARBORICULTURE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The tending of and caring for trees

Synonyms:

arboriculture; tree farming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("arboriculture" is a kind of...):

agriculture; farming; husbandry (the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock)

Derivation:

arboriculturist (someone trained in forestry)

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