agrotype

noun

ag·​ro·​type

ˈa-grō-ˌtīp

plural -s

1

: any of various soils used in agriculture

2

: a cultivar especially of an agricultural field crop

Word History

Etymology

agro- + type

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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