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crops
We have found lemma(root) word of crops : crop.
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[krɒp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable
(e.g: the main crops were oats and barley)
- a group or amount of related people or things appearing or occurring at one time
(e.g: the current crop of politicians)
- a hairstyle in which the hair is cut very short
(e.g: she has her hair cut in a short crop)
- a pouch in a bird's gullet where food is stored or prepared for digestion
(e.g: the parent waxbill partially digests food in its crop)
- the entire tanned hide of an animal
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Origin
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Old English crop, cropp, of Germanic origin; related to German Kropf. From Old English to the late 18th century there existed a sense ‘flower head, ear of corn’, giving rise to crop and senses referring to the top of something, whence crop
[krɒp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cut (something, especially a person's hair) very short
(e.g: she cropped her long golden hair)
- (of an animal) bite off and eat the tops of (plants)
(e.g: the horse was gratefully cropping the grass)
- harvest (plants or their produce) from a particular area
(e.g: hay would have been cropped several times through the summer)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English crop, cropp, of Germanic origin; related to German Kropf. From Old English to the late 18th century there existed a sense ‘flower head, ear of corn’, giving rise to crop and senses referring to the top of something, whence crop
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