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| A and M |
abbreviation of "Agricultural and Mechanical." |
| agrarian |
devoted to agriculture; rural; agricultural. [2/4 definitions] |
| agrochemical |
a chemical made from certain agricultural products. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has vastly diminished in volume of water and has divided into separate parts as a result of the diversion, for agricultural purposes, of the rivers that fed the lake. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry. |
| breadbasket |
an agricultural region that produces large amounts of grain. [1/2 definitions] |
| commodities trade |
the purchase and sale of raw goods, such as agricultural products or materials derived from natural resources, that have uniform value across an economic market, as opposed to the purchase and sale of services or branded products. |
| commodity |
a product, as opposed to a service, that can be bought and sold, esp. an agricultural or mining product. [1/2 definitions] |
| county agent |
a person employed by the government in rural areas to advise and educate in farming, managing natural resources, home economics, and the like; agricultural agent. |
| croft |
(chiefly British) a small farm, especially one in Scotland, that is rented by a tenant and is composed of a plot of agricultural land and an adjoining dwelling. [1/2 definitions] |
| crop |
agricultural plants or produce. [2/12 definitions] |
| drain |
(of land) to shed (rainwater or agricultural water). [1/12 definitions] |
| factory farm |
a feeding center for agricultural animals which contains them within a small space and is designed to increase, to the maximum, the efficency of their use in food production. |
| farm |
a parcel of land and the buildings on it used for agricultural activities. [1/5 definitions] |
| nonagricultural |
combined form of agricultural. |
| peon |
an unskilled, usu. agricultural worker in Latin America or the southwestern United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| preagricultural |
combined form of agricultural. |
| produce |
something produced, esp. agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables. [1/7 definitions] |
| reservoir |
a place where water is collected and stored, esp. to supply a community or for agricultural purposes. [1/3 definitions] |
| UAW |
abbreviation of "United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers" (formerly, United Automobile Workers). |
| world's fair |
a large exposition at which various countries display their arts, crafts, scientific achievements, agricultural and industrial products, and the like. |
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