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a combining form meaning “field,” “soil,” “crop production,” used in the formation of compound words: agronomy.
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Origin of agro-

<Greek, combining form of agrós tilled land. See acre

Words nearby agro-

Agrippa, Agrippina, Agrippina II, agritourism, Agrius, agro-, agrobacteria, agrobiology, agrobusiness, agrochemical, agrodolce
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British Dictionary definitions for agro-

agro-
combining form
denoting fields, soil, or agricultureagronomy

Word Origin for agro-

from Greek agros field
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