In various transferred uses. A crop of vegetation; also figurative.
| 单词 | θ52786 |
| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > other crops (25) fleece1513 In various transferred uses. A crop of vegetation; also figurative. white crop1743 a cereal crop (which typically becomes straw-coloured as it ripens); cf. black crop n. at black, adj. n.compounds 1e(a), green crop n. at green, adj.… green crop1744 a crop used for fodder or food while in a green or unripe state, as opposed to a crop of grain, hay, etc. root crop1772 a crop consisting of a root vegetable or other root, e.g. sugar beet. row crop1776 (a) a crop grown in rows; (b) U.S. a crop which is irrigated by watering between rows rather than by flooding. robber1777 Agriculture. A crop or other plant which impoverishes the soil; (also) a farmer whose practices impoverish the soil. Also soil robber. mix-grass1778 A fodder crop consisting of a mixture of white clover and other trefoils, and ryegrass. breaking-crop1808 the first crop on newly broken ground. industrial crop1818 (a) Law (now Scots Law) a crop grown or cultivated through human effort (as opposed to one that grows entirely naturally), with implications for… foliage crop1831 (see quot. 1831). kharifa1836 In India, the autumn crop, sown at the beginning of the summer rains. scourge-crop1842 the result of a method of cultivation which impoverishes land. overcrop1858 An excessive yield of a crop; the amount of a crop in excess of the desired yield. Also in extended use. by-crop1880 coppice-with-standards1882 a crop consisting partly of coppice shoots and partly of trees grown from seedlings. sewage grass1888 grass grown on land fertilized by sewage. trap-crop1899 a crop planted for the purpose of attracting insects or fungus from another crop. cleaning crop1900 That cleans, in various senses of the verb; cleaning crop, a crop serving to clear land in cultivation from weeds. nurse crop1907 a crop planted to protect another; cf. sense 4. cover crop1909 a crop (often leguminous) sown to protect the soil or to enrich it by being ploughed under. smother crop1920 A crop which is grown to suppress weeds. stoop crop1928 a crop whose cultivation demands stoop labour. snatch crop1937 a crop grown for quick returns without regard to the future productivity of the soil; also attributive and figurative. break crop1967 in arable farming: a different kind of crop sown to break the continuity in repeated sowing of cereals. wholecrop1968 a crop in which the stem, leaves, and grain are harvested together, typically for use as animal feed; frequently attributive. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。