agriculture Definition

agriculture
noun

1. The cultivation of the land in order to grow crops or raise animal livestock as a source of food or other useful products, eg wool or cotton.

Thesaurus: farming, agribusiness, agronomy, cultivation, husbandry, tillage.

Derivative: agricultural
adj

Of or relating to agriculture
Thesaurus: agrarian, farming.

Etymology: 17c: from Latin ager field + cultura cultivation.