agroclimatology

noun

ag·​ro·​cli·​ma·​tol·​o·​gy

¦a(ˌ)grō-ˌklī-mə-¦tä-lə-jē

plural -es

: the branch of climatology concerned especially with agroclimatic factors and effects

Word History

Etymology

agro- + climatology

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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