DictionaryRoot: cultura
Latin
cultura
cultivation
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noun
agriculture
AG-rih-kul-chur/ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər/
The practice and study of growing crops and raising farm animals.
Etymology
The pieces mean “cultivation of a field,” placing the emphasis on working land to provide food. That concrete activity supplies the core image for the broader practice of farming.