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a·gron·o·my

agronomy

 
pronunciation:
gra n mi
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
inflections: agronomies
definition: the study and application of scientific methods of soil management and field crop production; scientific agriculture.
similar words:
agriculture
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)agronomy air-conditioning, martian
verb + (n.)agronomy institute, overshadow, study
noun + (n.)agronomy Help aeronautics, animal, aquaculture, botany, consulting, degree, department, design, development, divide, doctorate, economics, engineering, expert, extension, forestry, geology, graduate, husbandry, professor, researcher, science, society, specialist, speciality  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: agronomic (adj.), agronomical (adj.), agronomist (n.)
Word Parts  About this feature
The word agronomy contains the following parts:
agr, agro, agri Latin root that means field, farm, crop