polyculturenoun
uk/ˈpɒl.iˌkʌl.tʃər//ˈpɑː.liˌkʌl.tʃɚ/specialized[ U ] the practice of growing several different crops or keeping several different types of animal on an area of land:
Crop rotation and polyculture echo the way plants grow in a forest.
[ C ] an area of land on which several different crops are grown or several different types of animal are kept, or the crops grown or animals kept there:
For polycultures, multiple crops are grown within the same area to mimic the natural ecosystem.
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monoculture