polyculture

[ pol-ee-kuhl-cher ]

noun

1. the raising at the same time and place of more than one species of plant or animal.
2. a place where this is done.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyculture¹

First recorded in 1910–15; poly- + culture

Example Sentences

Kaufman is one of the co-founders of Sustain-a-Grain, a coalition of growers and buyers working to turn the Land Institute’s vision of perennial polyculture into a marketable reality.

From Washington Post

Yet Kaufman says perennial polyculture has been profitable for him.

From Washington Post