viticulture

From viti- +‎ culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃə/

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viticulture (usually uncountable, plural viticultures)

1. The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

   The old French farmer practiced viticulture and raised some of the best grapes in the world.
   He is knowledgeable in viticulture.

• viniculture, winegrowing, vine-growing

• winemaking

• “viticulture, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

From Latin vītis (“vine”) + cultūra (“cultivation, agriculture”).

• IPA^(key): /vi.ti.kyl.tyʁ/

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viticulture f (plural viticultures)

1. viticulture

• “viticulture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

viticulture f

1. plural of viticultura