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crop British & World English

a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable

crop up in crop British & World English

appear, occur, or come to one’s notice unexpectedly

cash crop British & World English

a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower

crop out in crop British & World English

(of rock) appear or be exposed at the surface of the earth

crop-over British & World English

a West Indian celebration marking the end of the sugar-cane harvest

crop top (also cropped top) British & World English

a woman’s casual sleeveless or short-sleeved garment or undergarment for the upper body, cut short so that it reveals the stomach

Eton crop British & World English

a short hairstyle worn by women in the 1920s

root crop British & World English

a crop that is a root vegetable or other root, e.g. sugar beet

trap crop British & World English

a crop planted to attract insect pests from another crop, especially one in which the pests fail to survive or reproduce

break crop British & World English

a secondary crop grown to interrupt the repeated sowing of cereals as part of crop rotation

catch crop British & World English

a crop grown in the space between two main crops or at a time when no main crops are being grown

cover crop British & World English

a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of the soil

crop circle British & World English

an area of standing crops which has been flattened in the form of a circle or more complex pattern. No general cause of crop circles has been identified although various natural and unorthodox explanations have been put forward; many are known to have been hoaxes

crop-eared British & World English

having the tops of the ears cut off

green crop British & World English

a crop used in a green or unripe state as fodder

ratoon crop British & World English

a new crop (especially of rice, bananas, or sugar cane) that grows from the stubble of the crop already harvested

riding crop British & World English

a short flexible whip with a loop for the hand, used in riding horses

crop dusting British & World English

the spraying of powdered insecticide or fertilizer on crops, especially from the air

hunting crop (also hunting whip) British & World English

a short rigid riding whip with a handle at right angles to the stock and a long leather thong, used chiefly in hunting

standing crop British & World English

a growing crop, especially of a cereal

the cream of the crop in cream British & World English

the very best of a particular group of people or things

maincrop British & World English

denoting a vegetable produced as a principal crop of the season

monocrop British & World English

a cultivated crop that does not rotate with other crops in a particular field or area

intercrop British & World English

grow (a crop) among plants of a different kind

crop rotation in rotation British & World English

the growing of different crops in succession on a piece of land to avoid exhausting the soil and to control weeds, pests, and diseases