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Definition of Horticultural Society
(noun) A society whose primary mode of food cultivation is hand tools and small gardens.
Horticultural Society Pronunciation
Syllabification: hor·ti·cul·tur·al so·ci·e·ty
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /hor-tuh-kUHl-chuhr-ruhl suh-sIE-uh-tee/
- British English – /hawt-i-kUHl-chuh-ruhl suh-sIE-uh-tee/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˌhɔrtəˈkʌlʧərəl səˈsaɪəti/
- British English – /ˌhɔːtɪˈkʌlʧərəl səˈsaɪəti/
Usage Notes
- Plural: horticultural societies
- A horticultural society is compared and contrasted to an agrarian society and a hunter-gatherer society.
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Additional Information
- Food and Agriculture Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “horticultural” and “society” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
- agriculture
- bioterrorism
- cultural ecology
- cultural environment
- ecology
- hunting and gathering
- industrialism
- pastoralism
- physical environment
- slash and burn
- subsistence strategy
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Cite the Definition of Horticultural Society
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “horticultural society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 23, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/horticultural-society/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
horticultural society. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/horticultural-society/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “horticultural society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/horticultural-society/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“horticultural society.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/horticultural-society/>.