intercrop

[ verb in-ter-krop; noun in-ter-krop ]
/ verb ˌɪn tərˈkrɒp; noun ˈɪn tərˌkrɒp /
Agriculture

verb (used without object), in·ter·cropped, in·ter·crop·ping.

to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.

verb (used with object), in·ter·cropped, in·ter·crop·ping.

to grow a crop between the rows of.

noun

a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
Also interplant.

Origin of intercrop

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + crop

Words nearby intercrop

intercostal space, intercostobrachial nerve, intercounty, intercourse, intercricothyrotomy, intercrop, intercross, intercrystalline, intercultural, intercupola, intercurrent

British Dictionary definitions for intercrop

intercrop
/ (ˌɪntəˈkrɒp) /

noun

a crop grown between the rows of another crop

verb -crops, -cropping or -cropped

to grow (one crop) between the rows of (another)