Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arboriculture

/ɑːɹˈbɔːɹ.ɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: ar-bori-cul-ture
IPA: /ɑːɹˈbɔːɹ.ɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being, who reminds one of the products of French arboriculture with its arabesque trees and shrubs, pyramids, wheels and wreaths; anything, except the forms which would be reached by the expression of her own inner qualities."
"The small cat of the youngest Bull granddaughter scrambled up a tree, and was too scared to come down. […] The children danced and clapped their hands as the box was raised to the kitten, who sniffed at it, scowled, and turned her head to the study of arboriculture."

Etymology

From Latin arbor (“tree”) + cultūra (“tending”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: arbor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑːɹˈbɔːɹ.ɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/
British English: /ɑːˈbɒɹ.ɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

arboricultures (plural)

Derived Forms

arboricultural arboriculturist

Synonyms

tree farming

Questions

How do you pronounce arboriculture?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑːɹˈbɔːɹ.ɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/.
What does arboriculture mean?: The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
Where does arboriculture come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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