cultivation
n. uncountablen. the act of growing crops or plants for food. It can also mean the process of developing a skill, a quality, or a friendship over time.
n. the preparation and use of land for growing crops, or the act of fostering the growth of something abstract like a relationship or skill. Often implies a deliberate, sustained effort to improve or refine.
The cultivation of organic vegetables takes a lot of patience.
The successful cultivation of rare orchids requires precise control over both humidity and light levels.
The diplomat spent decades on the cultivation of international ties, believing that personal rapport was the only effective shield against sudden geopolitical shifts.
From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō, + -ion, or Middle French cultivation. By surface analysis, cultivate + -ion.
Uncountable when referring to the general process; occasionally countable in technical agricultural contexts referring to specific methods.