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oenoculture

oenoculture noun: the cultivation of grapes to produce wine; viniculture.

Noun

oenoculture (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The cultivation of grapes to produce wine; viniculture.
    • Intricate estate planning has assured the continuity of the McCurdy family fortunes, based in California banking, aeronautics and oenoculture. But when the head of the clan is blown up in his private airplane, the McCurdys take to feuding among one another.1976 July 4, Martin Levin, “New Novel”, in The New York Times, page BR5

Origin of oenoculture

From oeno- (“wine”) + Latin cultūra (“cultivation”). Compare viticulture, viniculture, apiculture, boviculture etc.

Questions about oenoculture

What does oenoculture mean?
Oenoculture means the cultivation of grapes to produce wine; viniculture.
What part of speech is oenoculture?
Oenoculture is a noun.

Words near oenoculture in the dictionary

  1. oenochoae
  2. oenochoe
  3. oenochoes
  4. oenochoë
  5. oenochoës
  6. oenoculture
  7. oenocyte
  8. oenocyteless
  9. oenocytes
  10. oenocytic
  11. oenocytoid

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