Cropping
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
"The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings."
- 2 The growing of crops.
- 3 An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.
"Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of crop form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Stop maize monoculture, and reestablish multiple cropping, to combat the loss of landscape and soil diversity."