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| chrysanthemum |
a type of plant grown for its flowers that bloom in autumn. Some species are grown for a compound that kills insects on crop plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| crop |
a pouch in the digestive system of a bird, between its mouth and stomach. The crop stores food and prepares it for digestion. [1/7 definitions] |
| failure |
When there is a crop failure, it means that the crops in a particular area did not grow well. A crop failure is a very serious thing. [1/4 definitions] |
| farm |
A farm is an area of land or water used for growing a particular crop or raising certain kinds of animals. [1/4 definitions] |
| festival |
A festival is a large event that celebrates something. It often celebrates something like the harvest of a certain kind of crop, the new year, or the coming of spring. It usually happens at a certain time every year. At a festival, there are special things to do and see. Often there is music, dancing, games, or a parade. Often there are interesting foods to eat and fun things to buy. [1/3 definitions] |
| harvest |
to gather (crops that are ripe). [1/3 definitions] |
| patch |
a fairly small piece of land on which a particular crop grows. [1/6 definitions] |
| plot2 |
A plot is a small piece of land. A plot of land usually has a particular purpose. Its purpose might be for a garden, for example, or a house or a field for growing a particular crop. |
| production |
Production is the amount of something that is made or grown. A farm's production of a crop, for example, is the amount of that crop that the farm grows. [1/3 definitions] |
| rotate |
When farmers rotate their crops, they don't plant the same crops every year. For example, they might plant one crop in one year and a different crop in the next. Each different crop is given a turn. [1/5 definitions] |
| seed |
When farmers seed a field with a certain crop, they plant the seeds of that crop in the field. [1/4 definitions] |
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