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1. acidanthera, n. View full entry 1894
...A plant of the genus or former genus Acidanthera (family Iridaceae), which comprises tropical and southern African herbaceous perennials having spikes of hooded fragrant flowers....
2. acroclinium, n. View full entry 1852
...A plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now included in Rhodanthe), of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), which comprises herbaceous annuals native chiefly to Australia;...
3. actinomycosis, n. View full entry 1877
...Disease caused by bacteria of the genus Actinomyces in cattle, other animals, or humans, typically characterized by the formation of nodular suppurating abscesses, most commonly in the region of the...
4. aerator, n. View full entry 1852
...Something that supplies or introduces air or gas; spec.a device that forces gas into liquids;a tool for aerating turf....
5. aethionema, n. View full entry 1812
...A plant of the genus Aethionema (family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)), which comprises mostly low-growing plants with showy racemes of pink, lilac, yellow, or white flowers, native to...
6. afforestable, adj. View full entry 1887
...Of land: capable of being converted into forest or woodland....
7. Afrikander, n. and adj. View full entry 1822
...= Afrikaner2. Now hist. and rare....
8. Afrikaner, n. and adj. View full entry 1801
...Any of several South African plants of the genus Gladiolus (family Iridaceae). Cf. Afrikander3....
9. afterwale, n. View full entry 1833
...The rear wale (wale7) of a horse's collar, resting on the shoulders of the horse; the main body of a horse collar....
10. ag, adj. and n.2 View full entry 1844
...= agricultural...
11. agrestal, adj. and n. View full entry 1847
...Of a plant: growing wild on cultivated land, esp. as a weed among crops; freq. contrasted with ruderal. Cf. agrestial...
12. † agrestian, adj. and n. View full entry 1812
...Belonging or relating to the country; rural. Cf. agrestic...
13. agri-, comb. form View full entry 1839
...Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘agriculture (or agricultural) and ——’, as agri-horticulture, agri-fishing, agri-forestry, agri-silviculture, etc....
14. agriculturism, n. View full entry 1808
...The theory or science of agriculture. Obs....
15. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
16. agrology, n. View full entry 1849
...Soil science, esp. it relates to the production of crops. Now rare....
17. agronomial, adj. View full entry 1851
...= agronomic Cf. agronomical...
18. agronomics, n. View full entry 1825
...With sing. and pl. concord. The management or administration of the material resources of agriculture; agricultural economics; (also) = agronomy...
19. air drainage, n. View full entry 1816
...Mining and Agric. Drainage into the air; a system of drains that is open to the air at some point. Obs....
20. air drained, adj. View full entry 1848
...(Of land) subject to air drainage (air drainage2)....
