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cultivo

crop

noun kool-TEE-boh Less Common
Animals & Nature Farm Animals

Also means

cultivation

Usage Note

Cultivo refers both to the act of farming/cultivation and to the crop itself (el cultivo del trigo, 'wheat cultivation / wheat crop'). In biology, it also means a culture (un cultivo bacteriano, 'a bacterial culture'), so context is important when reading scientific texts.

Examples

"El cultivo de arroz requiere mucha agua."

Natural Translation

Rice cultivation requires a lot of water.

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