short-season crop

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• crop — [kräp] n. [ME croppe < OE croppa, a cluster, flower, crop of bird, hence kidney, pebble; akin to Frank * kruppa, Ger kropf, a swelling, crop of bird (basic sense “something swelling out or swollen”) < IE * gr eu b , curving out < base *… …   English World dictionary

• Crop — (kr[o^]p), n. [OE. crop, croppe, craw, top of a plant, harvest, AS. crop, cropp, craw, top, bunch, ear of corn; akin to D. krop craw, G. kropf, Icel. kroppr hump or bunch on the body, body; but cf. also W. cropa, croppa, crop or craw of a bird,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crop — crop1 W3 [krɔp US kra:p] n [: Old English; Origin: cropp bird s crop, top part of a plant ] 1.) a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers and used as food →↑GM ▪ The main crops were oats and barley. ▪ crop production ▪ crops… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crop — cropless, adj. /krop/, n., v., cropped or (Archaic) cropt; cropping. n. 1. the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop. 2. the yield of such produce for a particular season. 3. the yield of some other… …   Universalium

• crop — 1 noun (C) 1 a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers, especially in order to be eaten: The main crop in China is rice. | Most of the land is used for growing crops. | crops being harvested in September 2 the amount of wheat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Crop rotation — Fallow redirects here. For other uses, see Fallow (disambiguation). Satellite image of circular crop fields in late June 2001. Healthy, growing crops are green. Corn would be growing into leafy stalks by then. Sorghum, which resembles corn, grows …   Wikipedia

• crop — /krɒp / (say krop) noun 1. the cultivated produce of the ground, as grain or fruit, while growing or when gathered. 2. the yield of such produce for a particular season. 3. the yield of some other product in a season: the lamb crop. 4. a supply… …  

• crop — [[t]krɒp[/t]] n. v. cropped, crop•ping 1) agr. the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop[/ex] 2) agr. the yield of such produce in one season 3) the yield of any product in a season 4) a group of persons …   From formal English to slang

• crop — n. & v. n. 1 a the produce of cultivated plants, esp. cereals. b the season s total yield of this (a good crop). 2 a group or an amount produced or appearing at one time (this year s crop of students). 3 (in full hunting crop) the stock or handle …   Useful english dictionary

• crop — n 1. harvest, yield, gathering, garner, gleaning, reaping, cutting, season s growth; production, product. 2. supply, collection, selection, assortment, batch, lot. 3. craw, gullet, maw, throat. v 4. clip, cut short, trim; top, lop, mow; graze,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Neck and crop — Crop Crop (kr[o^]p), n. [OE. crop, croppe, craw, top of a plant, harvest, AS. crop, cropp, craw, top, bunch, ear of corn; akin to D. krop craw, G. kropf, Icel. kroppr hump or bunch on the body, body; but cf. also W. cropa, croppa, crop or craw of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English