a crop

  • 81crop — I UK [krɒp] / US [krɑp] noun Word forms crop : singular crop plural crops ** 1) a) [countable] a plant grown for food, usually on a farm That year, crop failure led to widespread famine. They re all out planting the crops today. the possible… …

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  • 82crop — crop1 [ krap ] noun ** 1. ) count a plant grown for food, usually on a farm: That year, crop failure led to widespread famine. They re all out planting the crops today. the possible health risks posed by genetically modified crops cash crop… …

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  • 83Crop (implement) — a 30 (75cm) riding crop, with dollar bill to show scale A crop, sometimes called a riding crop or hunting crop, is a short type of whip without a lash, used in horse riding, part of the family of tools known as horse whips. Types and uses A crop… …

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  • 84Crop milk — One Greater Flamingo chick in Zoo Basel is fed on crop milk. Crop milk is a secretion from the lining of the crop of parent birds that is regurgitated to young birds. They are found among all pigeons and doves where they are referred to as pigeon …

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  • 85crop — n. & v. n. 1 a the produce of cultivated plants, esp. cereals. b the season s total yield of this (a good crop). 2 a group or an amount produced or appearing at one time (this year s crop of students). 3 (in full hunting crop) the stock or handle …

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  • 86Crop (anatomy) — This article is about the digestive croup. For the top of the hindquarters, also known as the croup, see Rump (animal). A male Budgerigar with a full crop after feeding …

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  • 87Crop coefficient — Models of transpiration, or combined evapotranspiration (ET), from plants often combine an idealized or well calibrated reference crop response model with coefficients that account for differences in response observed for the crop of interest.… …

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  • 88crop — noun 1》 a plant cultivated on a large scale for food or other use, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.     ↘an amount of a crop harvested at one time. 2》 an amount of related people or things appearing at one time: the current crop of… …

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  • 89Crop (hairstyle) — A crop is a short hairstyle worn with the hair cut very close to the head. It is frequently sported by both men and women, though the style is usually only named as a crop when sported by a woman. Men entering the armed forces in many countries… …

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  • 90crop rotation — the system of varying successive crops in a definite order on the same ground, esp. to avoid depleting the soil and to control weeds, diseases, and pests. [1905 10] * * * Successive cultivation of different crops in a specified order on the same… …

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