intercrop

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

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.

Origin of intercrop

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + crop

Also interplant .

Words Nearby intercrop

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British Dictionary definitions for intercrop

intercrop

/ (ˌɪntəˈkrɒp) /

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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