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Farming
Vocabulary words for a farming unit
Term | Definition |
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Farming | The process of working the ground, planting seeds and growing edible crops. |
Cattle | plural noun of cow, steer and bull |
cultivate | to improve the land for raising crops |
fallow | plowed land left unseeded during a growing season |
farmer | one who works on or operates a farm |
fertilizer | a natural or synthetic material spread on or worked into soil to increase its capacity to support plant growth |
harvest | the act or process of gathering a crop |
insecticide | a chemical substance used to kill insects |
irrigation | a system in place causing water to flow over land nourishing plants |
meadow | a tract of grassland |
orchard | an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
pasture | grass or other vegetation eaten as food by animals |
plow | a farm implement consisting of a heavy blade pulled by a motor vehicle used for breaking up soil |
stable | a shelter for animals on a farm |
tractor | a large motor vehicle used for working on a farm |