- overcrop
- overcrop overcrop v. t.
to exhaust (arable land) by excessive cultivation.
Syn: overcultivate. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
overcrop
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overcrop — [ō΄vər kräp′] vt. overcropped, overcropping to deplete the fertility of (land) by overproduction of crops … English World dictionary
overcrop — v. /oh veuhr krop /; n. /oh veuhr krop /, v., overcropped, overcropping, n. v.t. 1. Agric. to crop (land) to excess; exhaust the fertility of by continuous cropping. v.i. 2. to produce a crop in excess of what is permitted, agreed on, or normally … Universalium
overcrop — verb To cultivate land excessively and thus exhaust its fertility … Wiktionary
overcrop — v. deplete the fertility of the land by overproduction of crops; plant excessively … English contemporary dictionary
overcrop — verb (overcrops, overcropping, overcropped) [usu. as noun overcropping] exhaust (land) by the continuous growing of crops … English new terms dictionary
overcrop — /oʊvəˈkrɒp/ (say ohvuh krop) verb (t) (overcropped, overcropping) to crop (land) to excess; exhaust the fertility of by continuous cropping …
overcrop — v.tr. ( cropped, cropping) exhaust (the land) by the continuous growing of crops … Useful english dictionary
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overcropping — noun exhaust (land) by the continuous growing of crops. → overcrop … English new terms dictionary
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