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intercrop

[verb in-ter-krop; noun in-ter-krop]Agriculture
verb (used without object), in·ter·cropped, in·ter·crop·ping.
  1. to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.
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verb (used with object), in·ter·cropped, in·ter·crop·ping.
  1. to grow a crop between the rows of.
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noun
  1. a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
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Also interplant.

Origin of intercrop

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + crop
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British Dictionary definitions for intercrop

intercrop

noun
  1. a crop grown between the rows of another crop
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verb -crops, -cropping or -cropped
  1. to grow (one crop) between the rows of (another)
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