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people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide
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The fall is a great time for stewardship and cultivation.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The recent reduction in Saudi Arabia's ability to pump unlimited groundwater for alfalfa cultivation to feed livestock in the Middle East is a positive step forward.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Further study will likely turn up new evidence of how ecological shifts led some ants to become careful farmers and how some fungus has been able to survive thanks to their cultivation.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Salvia discolor: Rare in cultivation, this unusual Peruvian salvia is popular with hummingbirds and is a drought-tolerant choice for the garden.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The recent reduction in Saudi Arabia's ability to pump unlimited groundwater for alfalfa cultivation to feed livestock in the Middle East is a positive step forward.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Further study will likely turn up new evidence of how ecological shifts led some ants to become careful farmers and how some fungus has been able to survive thanks to their cultivation.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Salvia discolor: Rare in cultivation, this unusual Peruvian salvia is popular with hummingbirds and is a drought-tolerant choice for the garden.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən 
1
: the act or art of cultivating especially the soil
Medical Definition
cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən
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