n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' grä-n ə -m ē
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French agronomie, from agro- + -nomie -nomy
Date: 1814
: a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management
– ag · ro · nom · ic \ ˌ a-gr ə - ' nä-mik \ adjective
– ag · ro · nom · i · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– agron · o · mist \ ə - ' grä-n ə -mist \ noun