horticulturally

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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English horticultural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English horticulturally From horticultural + -ly.

1. With respect to horticulture.

   “Ripeness can be trusted. Young women are green. I spoke horticulturally. My metaphor was drawn from fruits.”