Hor"ta*to*ry (?), a. [L. hortatorius.] Giving exhortation or advise;
encouraging; exhortatory; inciting; as, a hortatory speech. Holland.
Hor*ten"sial (?), a. [L. hortensius, hortensis, fr. hortus garden; akin
to E. yard an inclosure.] Fit for a garden. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Hor"ti*cul`tor (?), n. [NL., fr. L. hortus garden + cultor a
cultivator, colere to cultivate.] One who cultivates a garden.
Hor`ti*cul"tur*al (?), a. [Cf. F. horticultural.] Of or pertaining to
horticulture, or the culture of gardens or orchards.
Hor"ti*cul`ture (?), n. [L. hortus garden + cultura culture: cf. F.
horticulture. See Yard an inclosure, and Culture.] The cultivation of a
garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.
Hor`ti*cul"tur*ist (?), n. One who practices horticulture.
Hor"tu*lan (?), a. [L. hortulanus; hortus garden.] Belonging to a
garden. [Obs.] Evelyn.
||Hor"tus sic"cus (?). [L., a dry garden.] A collection of specimens of
||plants, dried and preserved, and arranged systematically; an
||herbarium.