agricolation

English

Etymology

From Latin agricolatio.

Noun

agricolation (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) agriculture
   • 1889, Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnic Society, page 219:

     Those employed in the agricolation of Great Britain undervalue those substances which constitute the chief food of the vegetable kingdom, and therefore the agriculture of England is inferior to that of China, Belgium, and several other countries of the continent of Europe.

   • 1912, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Centennial Convention:

     It is an axiom of agricolation that the soil must be made suitable for the crop.