field crop

American  

noun

1. any of the herbaceous plants grown on a large scale in cultivated fields: primarily a grain, forage, sugar, oil, or fiber crop.

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Etymology

Origin of field crop

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Chief among the cattle-feed grown throughout western U.S. and Colorado River Basin states is alfalfa, the fourth largest U.S. field crop by acreage.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2022

But positive results in the lab are no guarantee of success in a field crop.

From Nature • Apr. 25, 2017

"Corn is our primary field crop and most crop prices will follow the price of corn. That makes corn prices the best way to track the financial health of the farm sector."

From US News • Jul. 18, 2016

Cotton is the biggest cash field crop in U. S. agriculture.

From Time Magazine Archive

I had hoped to procure a variety which might answer all the purposes of our farmers as a field crop.

From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine)