noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The study of pome fruit and of the cultivation of such fruit. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits wordnet
3. 3
   The study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit. uncountable, usually
4. 4
   A work or treatise written on this subject. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

aquiculturehydroponicsmycologyphytology

Etymology

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”) and -ology.

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