agriculture

noun
ag·ri·cul·ture
/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

Related words

agribusiness
agriculturer
agriculturism
agriculturize
agritainment
antiagriculture
astroagriculture
hydroagriculture
permaculture
petroculture
plasticulture
postagriculture

Example sentences

“Industrialized agriculture is a major contributor to climate change.”
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Word history

From Latin "agricultūra".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “agriculture” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.