agriculture
noun
[ ˈaɡrɪkʌltʃə ]
• the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
Similar:
farming,
cultivation,
tillage,
tilling,
husbandry,
land management,
farm management,
crofting,
agribusiness,
agronomics,
agronomy,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin agricultura, from ager, agr- ‘field’ + cultura ‘growing, cultivation’.
