agro-

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

Nearby words

agrippa, marcus vipsanius, agrippina, agrippina ii, agritourism, agrius, agro-, agro-economic, agro-environmental, agro-industrialize, agro-industry, agrobacteria

Origin of agro-

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

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Examples from the Web for agro

Of this the state of the plain around Rome, the Agro Romano, forms a terrible example.
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber|James Aitken Wylie
Beyond the agro are the castelli romani, the hill towns of the Alban and Sabine district.
Rome|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
Considerable trade is done in agro di limone or lemon extract, which forms the basis of citric acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various
It has a frontage of one hundred feet on the Via Appia, and an extension in agro of two hundred and thirty feet.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

The agro romano is divided into nearly 400 farms owned by half as many proprietors.
Rome|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

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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