intercrop

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verb

To grow more than one crop in the same field, via interspersing of the crops either spatially or temporally.

“Near-synonyms: interplant, intersow”

Scrabble 13

Meanings

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

present singular third person intercrops · participle present intercropping · participle past intercropped · past intercropped

  1. To grow more than one crop in the same field, via interspersing of the crops either spatially or temporally.

    Near-synonyms: interplant, intersow

    Synonyms: interplant, intersow

nounintercrop (plural intercrops)

plural intercrops

  1. The second (or subsequent) crop so planted.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo grow more than one crop in the same field, via interspersing of the crops either spatially or temporally.

Origin

Translations

Finnish harjoittaa päällekkäisviljelyä
  • harjoittaa päällekkäisviljelyäto grow more than one crop in the same field
Swedish samodla
  • samodlato grow more than one crop in the same field
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Chicago

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