crops

crops · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plants cultivated on a large scale for food, fiber, or other commercial purposes.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present of "crop": to cut something short.

  3. 3.

    The total amounts of agricultural produce harvested.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    rotate crops — to plant different crops in succession
  • •
    cash crops — crops grown for commercial profit

Related words

See also: crop, farming, harvest
Synonyms: harvests, produce, yields

Etymology

From Old English cropp meaning "sprout, head of a plant." Plural form of "crop."