noun.
The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The cultivation of the ground; especially, cultivation with the plow and in large areas in order to raise food for man and beast; husbandry; tillage; farming.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
noun.
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a large-scale farming enterprise
noun.
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
noun.
the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
noun.
the class of people engaged in growing food
Word Usage
"It is incipient agriculture, but should be carefully distinguished from the _field agriculture_ in which extensive pieces of land are subdued by the plough."