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field crop
noun
- any of the herbaceous plants grown on a large scale in cultivated fields: primarily a grain, forage, sugar, oil, or fiber crop.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of field crop1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
To produce a given result there is a less area of land required than is demanded for the production of any other field crop.
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As a field-crop, peas and oats are sown together, and make good ground or soaked feed for horses, or for fattening animals.
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Another advantage of rolling a field-crop is the greater facility and economy with which it can be harvested.
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When the gladiolus is grown as a field crop, there are so many tops together that they support each other to some extent.
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Its stalks and leaves are too few and light for a field crop, and it shrinks too much in curing to be valuable for hay.
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