mariculture [mar-i-kuhl-cher] Word Origin noun
- marine aquaculture.
Origin of mariculture 1900–05; Latin mari-, combining form of mare sea + culture, on the model of agriculture Also called ocean farming. British Dictionary definitions for mariculture mariculture noun
- the cultivation of marine plants and animals in their natural environment
Word Origin for mariculture C20: from Latin mari-, mare sea + culture