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agronomy definition

agrono·my (ə grän′ə mē)

noun

the science and economics of crop production; management of farm land

Etymology: Fr agronomie < OFr agronome, agriculturist < Gr agronomos, overseer of the public lands < agros (see acre) + -nomos (see -nomy)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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