agrobiology

noun

ag·​ro·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy

¦a-(ˌ)grōˌ-bī-ˈä-lə-jē

plural -es

: the study of plant nutrition and growth and crop production in relation to soil management

Word History

Etymology

agro- + biology

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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