intercrop

[verb in-ter-krop; noun in-ter-krop]Agriculture

verb (used without object), in·ter·cropped, in·ter·crop·ping.

to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.

verb (used with object), in·ter·cropped, in·ter·crop·ping.

to grow a crop between the rows of.

noun

a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.

Also interplant.

Origin of intercrop

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + crop

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British Dictionary definitions for intercrop

intercrop

noun

a crop grown between the rows of another crop

verb -crops, -cropping or -cropped

to grow (one crop) between the rows of (another)

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