a ‧ gron ‧ o ‧ my /əˈɡrɒnəmi $ əˈɡrɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: agronomie , from agro- + -nomie 'science of' (from Latin -nomia ) ]
the study of the growing of crops
—agronomist noun [countable]
a ‧ gron ‧ o ‧ my /əˈɡrɒnəmi $ əˈɡrɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: agronomie , from agro- + -nomie 'science of' (from Latin -nomia ) ]
the study of the growing of crops
—agronomist noun [countable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012