[f. L. arbor tree + cultūra tending.] The cultivation of trees and shrubs for use or ornament.
1834. Loudon (title), Encyclopædia of Gardening, comprising … Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture.
1870. A. Adams, Nile Valley, 117. The asperities of climate [in Malta] might be very much modified by arboriculture.
