cropland

[krop-land]

noun

1. land suitable for or used for the cultivation of crops.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cropland¹

First recorded in 1840–50; crop + land

Example Sentences

Although organic farming has grown over the years, it accounts for less than 10% of all cropland statewide, far from the 20% goal by 2045 that California has adopted.

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Counties in Pennsylvania that contain or sit close to cultivated cropland show notably higher melanoma rates than other parts of the state, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State.

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Benjamin Marks, first author on the paper and a medical and public health student at the Penn State College of Medicine, cautioned that while higher melanoma rates appear in areas with more cropland and herbicide use, the findings do not prove that chemicals used on crops such as corn, soybeans and grains directly cause cancer.

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The UN estimates 92% of housing units have been damaged or destroyed, 91% of schools will require full reconstruction or major rehabilitation, and 86% of cropland is damaged.

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This year, lawmakers rejected a bill to promote solar farms that coexist with cropland.

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Related Words

• farmland 
• garden 
• grassland 
• green 
• ground 
• meadow 
• pasture 
• range 
• terrain 
• territory