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agronomy

Syllabification: (a·gron·o·my)
Pronunciation: /əˈgränəmē/

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Definition of agronomy

noun

  • the science of soil management and crop production.

Derivatives

agronomic

Pronunciation: /ˌagrəˈnämik/

adjective

agronomical

Pronunciation: /ˌagrəˈnämikəl/

adjective

agronomically


adverb

agronomist

Pronunciation: /-mist/

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: from French agronomie, from agronome 'agriculturist', from Greek agros 'field' + -nomos 'arranging' (from nemein 'arrange')

agronomy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of agronomy in the British & World English dictionary