INTERCROP

Etymology

Verb

intercrop (third-person singular simple present intercrops, present participle intercropping, simple past and past participle intercropped)

To grow more than one crop, in alternate rows, in the same field.

Noun

intercrop (plural intercrops)

The second (or subsequent) crop so planted.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


In"ter*crop`, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. -cropped; p. pr. & vb. n. - cropping.] (Agric.)

Definition: To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in alternate rows; as, to intercrop an orchard. Also, to use for catch crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops of the regular rotation.

In"ter*crop`, n. (Agric.)

Definition: A crop grown among or between the rows of another crop; a catch crop.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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