agroecosystem

noun

ag·​ro·​ecosystem

¦a(ˌ)grō +

: the organisms and environment of an agricultural area considered as an ecosystem

Word History

Etymology

agro- + ecosystem

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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