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polyculture

American  
[pol-ee-kuhl-cher] / ˈpɒl iˌkʌl tʃər /

noun

  1. the raising at the same time and place of more than one species of plant or animal.

  2. a place where this is done.


Etymology

Origin of polyculture

First recorded in 1910–15; poly- + culture


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With polyculture, you’re using using a three-dimensional space to create more food.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

Yet proponents of perennial polyculture have a problem: More than half of all calories consumed by people come from grains, and no one has ever domesticated a grain that lived beyond a year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021

Remember: The Muslim world was probably at its most influential, culturally, scientifically and economically, in the Middle Ages, when it was a rich and diverse polyculture in Moorish Spain.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2020

And I’m totally behind that kind of polyculture.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2014

Perlstein says he has no idea which model will prevail but would like to see a polyculture, because there is no singular model of biological research.

From Forbes ● Mar. 15, 2014

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