"truck garden" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: truck gardens [plural]
Etymology: From truck (“to trade”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|truck||to trade}} truck (“to trade”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} truck garden (plural truck gardens)
  1. (chiefly US) Synonym of market garden, a garden whose produce is mostly intended for sale. Tags: US Categories (topical): Agriculture, Gardens, Horticulture Synonyms: market garden [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: truck farm
    Sense id: en-truck_garden-en-noun-AKxWbqVP Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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