Agricultural

Agricultural
Agricultural Ag`ri*cul"tur*al, a. Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc. -- {Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

{Agricultural ant} (Zo["o]l.), a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species ({Myrmica barbata}) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice. [1913 Webster]


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  • agricultural — agriculture, farming, husbandry mean the science or the business of raising plants and animals useful to man. Agriculture is by far the most comprehensive of these terms; in common with farming and husbandry it implies the cultivation of the soil …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • agricultural — ⊕ agricultural → agrícola …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • agricultural — (adj.) 1776, from AGRICULTURE (Cf. agriculture) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Agriculturally; agriculturalist …   Etymology dictionary

  • agricultural — [adj] concerning farming, land aggie*, agronomical, arboricultural, floricultural, gardening, horticultural, ranch, rural, rustic; concepts 536,583 …   New thesaurus

  • agricultural — Pertaining to, or dealing with, agriculture; also, characterized by or engaged in farming as the leading pursuit. Oak Woods Cemetery Ass n v. Murphy, 383 111. 301, 50 N.E.2d 582, 587. See farming operation farming products farming purposes… …   Black's law dictionary

  • agricultural — Pertaining to, or dealing with, agriculture; also, characterized by or engaged in farming as the leading pursuit. Oak Woods Cemetery Ass n v. Murphy, 383 111. 301, 50 N.E.2d 582, 587. See farming operation farming products farming purposes… …   Black's law dictionary

  • agricultural — agriculture ag‧ri‧cul‧ture [ˈægrɪˌkʌltʆə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] FARMING the practice or science of farming: • Agriculture accounts for over 25% of net domestic production. agricultural adjective : • sales of agricultural machinery …   Financial and business terms

  • agricultural — [[t]æ̱grɪkʌ̱ltʃərəl[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture. Farmers struggling for survival strip the forests for agricultural land. ...corn and other agricultural products. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n An… …   English dictionary

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