"Hort.," short for hortulanorum, was proposed in order that non-wild, cultivated plants known and described in agriculture or gardening circles can be examined by taxonomists to determine if the plants can be established as species and published.

Is Hort a word?

No, hort is not in the scrabble dictionary.

What is a Prescott?

Prescott is a surname of English origin; habitational name from any of the places so called, in southwestern Lancashire (now Merseyside), Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, and Devon, all of which are named from Old English preost 'priest' + cot 'cottage', 'dwelling'.