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Gardening — is the practice of growing plants for their attractive flowers or foliage, and vegetables or fruits for consumption. Gardening is a human activity used to produce edible foods and use plants to beautify their local environmental conditions. Its… … Wikipedia
Gardening — Gar den*ing, n. The art of occupation of laying out and cultivating gardens; horticulture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… … Universalium
gardening — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ organic ▪ landscape, market VERB + GARDENING ▪ do ▪ It s my husband who does the gardening … Collocations dictionary
gardening — Synonyms and related words: bloom, blossom, blow, citriculture, floret, floriculture, floscule, flower, flower gardening, flower growing, floweret, fruit growing, groundskeeping, horticulture, hortorium, landscape architecture, landscape… … Moby Thesaurus
gardening — n. 1) to do, go in for gardening 2) landscape; market (BE) gardening * * * go in for gardening market (BE) gardening landscape to do … Combinatory dictionary
gardening — noun the cultivation of plants (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑horticulture • Derivationally related forms: ↑horticultural (for: ↑horticulture), ↑horticulturist (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gardening — 1. adjective describes items or actions connected with the garden. He had just entered the house and was wearing his gardening clothes. 2. noun a) horticulture His hobby was gardening. b) the process or action of cultivati … Wiktionary
gardening — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. horticulture, cultivation, growing, planting, truck farming, vegetable raising, tillage, landscaping, landscape gardening, landscape architecture, flower gardening, floriculture, groundskeeping … English dictionary for students
gardening — gar|den|ing [ˈga:dnıŋ US ˈga:r ] n [U] the activity of working in a garden, growing plants, cutting a ↑lawn etc ▪ I might do a bit of gardening this afternoon. gardening gloves/tools/equipment etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
