I. |intə(r)+ verb
Etymology: inter- + crop
transitive verb
1. : to grow a crop in between (another)
intercropped their tree fruit … with market garden crops — Biological Abstracts
2. : to use (ground) for a catch crop
intransitive verb
: to grow two or more crops simultaneously (as in alternate rows) in the same ground
II. ˈintə(r)+ˌ- noun
: catch crop
sweet clover intercrop