double-crop

[ duhb-uhl-krop ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈkrɒp /

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verb (used without object), dou·ble-cropped, dou·ble-crop·ping.

to raise two consecutive crops on the same land within a single growing season.

verb (used with object), dou·ble-cropped, dou·ble-crop·ping.

to raise two crops per year on (an area of land).

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