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monocrop en · NOUN

Etymology

From mono- + crop.

Meanings

  1. A crop of a single kind, grown without others.
    • For many residents, a monocrop of million-dollar homes is nearly as awful a nightmare as suburban sprawl. 2015 November 3, Greg Beato, “Communities Come Together to Make Homes More Affordable”, in New York Times:

Forms

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monocrops Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

monocropping

monocrop en · VERB

Etymology

From mono- + crop.

Meanings

  1. To grow (a crop) in a monoculture.
    • Sugar cane is good- it grows like a weed and can be monocropped, and the trash parts become fuel for the evaporators. 2009 December 3, "Gerard", “Can't Beet Sugar Cane”, in The Scope, number 95, page 3:

Forms

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monocroping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monocroped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monocroped Tense=Past lexicographic
monocrops Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic