AGRICULTURAL

agrarian, agricultural, farming

(adjective) relating to farming or agriculture; “an agrarian (or agricultural) society”; “farming communities”

agricultural

(adjective) relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming; “agricultural engineering”; “modern agricultural (or farming) methods”; “agricultural (or farm) equipment”; “an agricultural college”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

agricultural (comparative more agricultural, superlative most agricultural)

Of or pertaining to agriculture

(cricket) As if played with a scythe

Noun

agricultural (plural agriculturals)

A product or commodity from agriculture.

Source: Wiktionary


Ag`ri*cul"tur*al, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc.

– Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly, adv. Agricultural ant (Zoöl.), a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species (Myrmica barbata) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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