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interplanting

interplanting

5.6
Growing different crops together in the same area to help each other
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈplæntɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : interplantación
  • Growing vegetables together is called interplanting, which can significantly improve yield.

Examples

  • The degree of interplanting depended on the soil quality.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Interplanting, pheromones.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The farmer practiced interplanting by growing beans alongside corn to improve soil health.

  • Many gardeners find that interplanting flowers and vegetables attracts beneficial insects.

Synonyms

polyculture
vsinterplanting
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A way of growing different kinds of plants and other living things together in the same place

focuses on growing different plants together mainly to benefit each other
intercropping
vsinterplanting
  • Specialized
4.9

Growing two or more crops together in the same field at the same time

grows different plants together specifically to help them benefit each other

Antonyms

monoculture
  • Specialized
5 7.6

Growing the same crop on a farm or field every year

Surface Forms

interplanting singular
interplantings plural

Morphology

interplanting = interplant (transparent) = inter + plant + ing

A straightforward -ing nominalization of 'interplant' (inter- + plant); learners who know 'inter-' and 'plant' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Interplanting comes from the parts inter- 'between' and plant, so it literally means planting different plants together in the same space so they can help each other.