strip cropping

noun

: the growing of a cultivated crop (such as corn) in strips alternating with strips of a sod-forming crop (such as hay) arranged to follow an approximate contour of the land and minimize erosion

strip-crop

ˈstrip-ˌkräp 

verb

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

strip cropping

noun

: the growing of a food crop (as corn) in alternate strips with a crop (as hay) that forms sod and helps keep the soil from being worn away

strip-crop

-ˌkräp

verb