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crop

noun as in harvest of fruit, vegetable

verb as in cut, trim off

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These chemicals are commonly applied to crops, where they are absorbed into the soil, water, and plant tissues.

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KattiJo said she appreciated the new path, but worried other problems would crop up as mining activity increases.

Although rising temperatures have led to more frequent bumper crops of acorns, the nuts still produce good and bad harvests every two to five years as part of their normal crop cycle.

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But even he was shocked when his soybean crop got caught up in a South American financial crisis.

Summer frosts damaged crops from North America to Asia, causing widespread famine, killing millions of people around the world.

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