intercrop

intercrop
v. /in'teuhr krop"/; n. /in"teuhr krop'/, v., intercropped, intercropping, n. Agric.
v.i.
1. to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.
v.t.
2. to grow a crop between the rows of.
n.
3. a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
Also, interplant.
[1895-1900; INTER- + CROP]

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