crop-dusting spraying | the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) |
Meuse Meuse River Argonne Argonne Forest Meuse-Argonne Meuse-Argonne operation | an American operation in World War I (), American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November |
craw crop | a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food |
forest tent caterpillar Malacosoma disstria | larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent, serious defoliator of deciduous trees |
forest goat spindle horn Pseudoryx nghetinhensis | cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope, characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat |
crop | the stock or handle of a whip |
crop | the output of something in a season, the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores |
riding crop hunting crop | a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates |
forest fire | an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area |
crop | a collection of people or things appearing together, the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas |
forest wood woods | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
rain forest rainforest | a forest with heavy annual rainfall |
temperate rain forest | a rain forest in a temperate area |
tropical rain forest selva | a rain forest in a tropical area |
Petrified Forest National Park | a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees |
New Forest | an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in , originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland, noted for its ponies |
Black Forest Schwarzwald | a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany |
forest woodland timberland timber | land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
riparian forest | woodlands along the banks of stream or river |
Sherwood Forest | an ancient forest in central England, formerly a royal hunting ground, said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band |
satyr forest god | one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, identified with Roman fauns |
fire warden forest fire fighter ranger | an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest |
De Forest Lee De Forest Father of Radio | United States electrical engineer who inpatented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (-) |
crop | a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale |
forest red gum Eucalypt tereticornis | tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria |
crop harvest | the yield from plants in a single growing season |
cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
catch crop | a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season |
cover crop | crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure |
field crop | a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for agricultural purposes, cotton, hay, and grain are field crops |
root crop | crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets, potatoes, turnips |
old growth virgin forest | forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity |
crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus |
basset crop out | appear at the surface, A seam of coal bassets |
snip clip crop trim lop dress prune cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of, dress the plants in the garden |
crop | cut short, She wanted her hair cropped short |
afforest forest | establish a forest on previously unforested land, afforest the mountains |
crop browse graze range pasture | feed as in a meadow or pasture, the herd was grazing |
crop a graze a pasture | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow |
crop | yield crops, This land crops well |
cultivate crop work | prepare for crops, Work the soil, cultivate the land |
crop up pop up pop | appear suddenly or unexpectedly, The farm popped into view as we turned the corner, He suddenly popped up out of nowhere |
field-crop | of or relating to field crops, field-crop management |