intercrop

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

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.

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·cropped, in·ter·crop·ping.

1. to grow a crop between the rows of.

noun

1. a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.

intercrop

/ ˌɪntəˈkrɒp /

noun

1. a crop grown between the rows of another crop

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of intercrop¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + crop