agroecotype

noun

ag·​ro·​eco·​type

¦a-(ˌ)grō-¦ē-kə-ˌtīp,

-ˈe-

: a crop-plant type adapted to a particular environment

Word History

Etymology

blend of agrotype and ecology

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for agroecotype

• daguerreotype
• allotype
• antitype
• archetype
• biotype
• collotype
• genotype
• haplotype
• holotype
• hypotype
• isotype
• lectotype