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intercrop

American  
[in-ter-krop, in-ter-krop] / ˌɪn tərˈkrɒp, ˈɪn tərˌkrɒp /

verb (used without object)

intercropped, intercropping

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

verb (used with object)

intercropped, intercropping

  1. to grow a crop between the rows of.

noun

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

intercrop British  
/ ˌɪntəˈkrɒp /

noun

  1. a crop grown between the rows of another crop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of intercrop

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + crop

Example Sentences

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Cultivation programs vary according to the intercrop grown.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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