agronomy

noun

agron·​o·​my ə-ˈgrä-nə-mē 

: a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management

agronomic

ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mik 

adjective

agronomically

ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

agronomist

ə-ˈgrä-nə-mist 

noun

Examples of agronomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rick Messina, 57, a member of El Conquistador Golf's agronomy team since 2022, was mowing the rough of the Pusch Ridge Golf Course's 8th hole on the morning of Monday, June 24, when he was attacked by a traveling swarm of bees, according to a statement from the golf course. —Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024

Employee was ‘dedicated’ and ‘cherished’ at golf course Messina was 57 years old and worked for El Conquistador Golf’s agronomy team since July 2022, the company told USA TODAY. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024

The club’s agronomy team has about 30 staffers, and for the Travelers about 30 more, some professionals, some volunteers, are brought in for such emergencies. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024

Nearby was a tome on Ecuador’s judicial system and another on agronomy. —Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French agronomie, from agronome "agronomist" (borrowed from Greek agronómos "official in charge of country districts, land steward," from agro- agro- + -nomos, agentive derivative, with o-grade ablaut, of némein "to graze, pasture [animals], have management or control of, rule, direct") + -ie -y entry 2 — more at nimble

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

agronomy

noun

agron·​o·​my ə-ˈgrän-ə-mē 

: a branch of agriculture that deals with the raising of crops and the care of the soil

agronomist

-məst 

noun