Hypertext Webster Gateway: "agricultural"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Agricultural \Ag`ri*cul"tur*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged
in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural
implements, wages, etc. -- {Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly}, adv.

{Agricultural ant} (Zo["o]l.), a species of ant which gathers
and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable
species ({Myrmica barbata}) found in Texas clears circular
areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known
as ant rice.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

agricultural
adj 1: relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming;
"agricultural engineering"; "modern agricultural (or
farming) methods"; "agricultural (or farm) equipment";
"an agricultural college"
2: "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming
communities" [syn: {agrarian}, {farming(a)}]


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