Meanings
nounagroforestry (usually uncountable, plural agroforestries)
plural agroforestries
- uncountableusuallyAn agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
Synonyms: agrosilviculture
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
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Origin
By surface analysis, agro- + forestry, or, by surface analysis, agroforest + -ry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian агролесовъ́дство
- агролесовъ́дство (agrolesovắdstvo)approach combining trees and agriculture
Finnish peltometsäviljely
- peltometsäviljelyapproach combining trees and agriculture
French agroforesterie
- agroforesterieapproach combining trees and agriculture
Polish agroleśnictwo
- agroleśnictwoapproach combining trees and agriculture
Russian агролесово́дство
- агролесово́дство (agrolesovódstvo)approach combining trees and agriculture
Ukrainian агролісівни́цтво
- агролісівни́цтво (ahrolisivnýctvo)approach combining trees and agriculture
Vietnamese nông lâm
- nông lâmapproach combining trees and agriculture
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APA
agroforestry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agroforestry
MLA
“agroforestry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agroforestry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agroforestry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agroforestry.
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