landscaping
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land·scape
(lănd′skāp′)n.
1. An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view: a desert landscape.
2. A picture depicting an expanse of scenery.
3. The branch of art dealing with the representation of natural scenery.
4. The aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region: a bleak New England winter landscape.
5. Grounds that have been landscaped: liked the house especially for its landscape.
6. An extensive mental view; an interior prospect: "They occupy the whole landscape of my thought" (James Thurber).
7. The orientation of a page such that the shorter side runs from top to bottom.
v. land·scaped, land·scap·ing, land·scapes
v.tr.
To adorn or improve (a section of ground) by contouring and by planting flowers, shrubs, or trees.
v.intr.
To arrange grounds aesthetically or maintain grounds as a profession.
[Dutch landschap, from Middle Dutch landscap, region : land, land; see lendh- in Indo-European roots + -scap, state, condition (collective suff.).]
land′scap′er n.
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landscaping
(ˈlændˌskeɪpɪŋ)n
(Horticulture) the activity of designing or improving gardens and the surroundings of buildings to make them attractive
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Noun 1. [画像:landscaping - working as a landscape gardener]landscaping - working as a landscape gardener
gardening, horticulture - the cultivation of plants
2. landscaping - a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"
garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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landscaping
[ˈlænskeipiŋ] N (= subject) → arquitectura f paisajista ; (= land area) → arquitectura f del paisajeCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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