oligoculture

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noun

The cultivation of several crops together

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounoligoculture (plural oligocultures)

plural oligocultures

  1. The cultivation of several crops together

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  5. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  6. Latincolō
  7. Latincultūra
  8. Middle Frenchculture
  9. Englishculture
  10. Englisholigoculture

From oligo- + culture.

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APA

oligoculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligoculture

MLA

“oligoculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligoculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oligoculture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligoculture.

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