Added 9 October 2026
agronomy
/əˈɡɹɒnəmi/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about agronomy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production.
Origin
From French agronomie, from agronome (“agriculturist”), from Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “field”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”). By surface analysis, agro- + -nomy.
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