English → Latin
“gardening” in Latin
cūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrowexpōnōto make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out; to set forth; to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gardening
hortorum cultus: hortorum cultura or cura: *res hortensis (as a science; e.g., in a title,” A treatise on gardening,” *de re hortensi, or *de hortis colendis). To write a treatise on gardening, *de hortis colendis scribere or exponere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gardening?
- The usual Latin words for “gardening” are cūra, expōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.