AGRICULTURE

[ag.ri.cul.ture] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L agricultura, fr. ager field + cultura cultivation--more at acre, culture] (15c): the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products: farming -- ag.ri.cul.tur.ist or ag.ri.cul.tur.al.ist n