transitive verb
-·cropped′, -·crop′ping to deplete the fertility of (land) by overproduction of crops
overcrop
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overcrop
transitive verb
o·ver·cropped, o·ver·crop·ping, o·ver·cropsTo exhaust the fertility of (land) by continuous cultivation of crops.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overcrops, present participle overcropping, simple past and past participle overcropped)
Origin
over- +"Ž crop
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