a large crop

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• crop*/ — [krɒp] noun I 1) [C] a plant that is grown for food They re all out planting the crops today.[/ex] Japan bought large amounts of rice overseas because of a crop failure (= the crops did not grow).[/ex] 2) [C] the amount of crops that are grown in …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• crop — crop1 [ krap ] noun ** 1. ) count a plant grown for food, usually on a farm: That year, crop failure led to widespread famine. They re all out planting the crops today. the possible health risks posed by genetically modified crops cash crop… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• crop — I UK [krɒp] / US [krɑp] noun Word forms crop : singular crop plural crops ** 1) a) [countable] a plant grown for food, usually on a farm That year, crop failure led to widespread famine. They re all out planting the crops today. the possible… …   English dictionary

• Crop art — falls into several different categories, all of which employ land and/or what grows from it to create images. Contents 1 Seed art 2 Large scale Crop art; Landscape art 3 Crop Circles 4 Refe …   Wikipedia

• crop — [krɒp ǁ krɑːp] noun [countable] FARMING 1. a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers in order to be eaten or used in industry: • The main crop in China is rice. • the cotton crop 2. the amount of wheat, rice, fruit etc that… …   Financial and business terms

• Crop insurance — is purchased by agricultural producers, including farmers, ranchers, and others to protect themselves against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters, such as hail, drought, and floods, or the loss of revenue due to declines in… …   Wikipedia

• Crop destruction — is the deliberate destruction of crops or agricultural products to render it useless for consumption or processing. It can be made by burning, grinding, dumping into water, or application of chemicals. It should not be confused with crop residue… …   Wikipedia

• 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 factor — The outer, red box displays what a 24×36 mm sensor would see, the inner, blue box displays what a 15×23 mm sensor would see. (The actual image circle of most lenses designed for 35 mm SLR format would extend further beyond the red box than shown… …   Wikipedia

• crop — [[t]krɒ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ crops, cropping, cropped 1) N COUNT Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food. → See also cash crop Rice farmers here still plant and harvest their crops by hand... The main crop is …   English dictionary

• 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