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1 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) afurð; uppskera2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) hestasvipa3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) stuttklipping4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) sarpur2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) kroppa- crop up -
2 root crop
(plants with roots that are grown for food: The farm has three fields of root crops.) rótarávöxtur -
3 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
4 bump
1. verb(to knock or strike (something): She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.)2. noun1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.)2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.)•- bumper3. adjective(excellent in some way, especially by being large: a bumper crop.)- bumpy- bump into
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5 cultivate
1) (to prepare (land) for crops.) brjóta land til ræktunar2) (to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc): He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.) rækta•- cultivation
- cultivator
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