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cropIn agriculture, a plant or plant product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. By use, crops fall into six categories: food crops, for human consumption (e.g., wheat, potatoes); feed crops, for livestock consumption (e.g., oats, alfalfa); fibre crops, for cordage and textiles (e.g., cotton, hemp); oil crops, for consumption or industrial uses (e.g., cottonseed, corn); ornamental crops, for landscape gardening (e.g., dogwood, azalea); and industrial and secondary crops, for various personal and industrial uses (e.g., rubber, tobacco). crop 1. short for riding crop 2. a. a pouchlike expanded part of the oesophagus of birds, in which food is stored or partially digested before passing on to the gizzard b. a similar structure in insects, earthworms, and other invertebrates How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The agency says frost, excessive moisture and prolonged cool weather impacted crops. Unit sales of new pallets were relatively stable at approximately 2 million, despite reduced demand for pallets from the produce industry in south Florida during the 1997 quarter as a result of freezing weather conditions occurring in late January 1997 which impacted crop yields during the first half of 1997. |
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