agriculture

ag‧ri‧cul‧ture W2 / æɡrɪkʌltʃə $ -ər / 名词 [不可数名词]

the practice or science of farming :

More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.

— agricultural / æɡrɪkʌltʃ ə rəl◂ / 形容词 :

agricultural land

agricultural labourers

— agriculturalist 名词 [可数名词] → horticulture

THESAURUS

farm an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals : a 300-hectare farm | a dairy farm | a sheep farm

ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred : a cattle ranch in Wyoming

smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm : a smallholding used for organic farming

plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown : a rubber plantation | a tea plantation

homestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments : He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.

spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching : They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.

market garden an area of land, often with greenhouse s on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit : He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.

orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit : an apple orchard | cherry orchards

allotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent : We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.

agriculture the practice of farming : More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.

arable 形容词 relating to growing crops : a lack of arable land