| 单词 | companion crop | 
| 释义 | > as lemmascompanion crop   companion crop  n. a crop grown in close association with a different crop, usually for the improvement of yield. ΚΠ 1819    W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A.  ii. iii. 156  				For these reasons I adhere to Cabbages as the companion crop of Swedish Turnips. 1879    Globe Encycl. VI. 418/2  				V[icia]sativa..is important also for green-manure, and as a companion-crop with clovers. 1937    Econ. Geogr. 13 318/2  				There is a large area with apples, pears, and plums, with red currants as companion crop. 2012    Cairns 		(Austral.)	 Post 		(Nexis)	 26 Mar. 6  				Mr. Foale said there had been a stirring of investor interest in growing coconuts commercially, either in plantations or as a companion crop with sugar cane. < as lemmas  | 
	
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