agrology

noun

agrol·​o·​gy

ə-ˈgrä-lə-jē,

a-

plural -es

: the branch of agriculture that deals with the origin, structure, analysis, and classification of soils especially in their relation to crop production

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary agro- + -logy; originally formed as French agrologie

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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