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Glossary term

crop

Definition

  1. In agriculture, a cultivated plant that is grown on a large, commercial scale. The term most often refers to cereals, fruits and vegetables.

  2. A compartment of muscle tissue that birds use to store and soften their food before it moves on to be processed by the gizzard.

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