/
əˈgrɒnəmi/
n.
the science of soil management and crop production.
Derivative
- agronomic adj.
- agronomical adj.
- agronomically adv.
- agronomist n.
Etymology
C19: from Fr. agronomie, from agronome ‘agriculturist’, from Gk agros ‘field’ + -nomos ‘arranging’ (from nemoein ‘arrange’).
