"polyculture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polycultures [plural]
Etymology: poly- + culture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|culture}} poly- + culture Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} polyculture (countable and uncountable, plural polycultures)
  1. (agriculture) The planting of two or more crops in the same place. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Agriculture Translations (planting of two or more crops in the same place): polycultuur [feminine] (Dutch), mengteelt [feminine] (Dutch), monipuolinen viljely (Finnish), polyculture [feminine] (French), Polykultur [feminine] (German), πολυκαλλιέργεια (polykalliérgeia) [feminine] (Greek), policoltura [feminine] (Italian), polikultura [feminine] (Polish), многопо́лье (mnogopólʹje) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-polyculture-en-noun--bMwykic Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 46 54 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'planting of two or more crops in the same place': 95 5
  2. (sociology, uncommon) A multiculture; a polycultural society, sometimes especially one in which multiple cultures exist without one dominating. Tags: countable, uncommon, uncountable Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-polyculture-en-noun-SXm2qfIl Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 41 59 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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