"graniculture" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Italian granicoltura. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|granicoltura}} Italian granicoltura Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} graniculture (uncountable)
  1. Wheat growing. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-graniculture-en-noun-IWssRsQl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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