agronomy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
    scientific agriculture.

WordNet

A*gron"o*my noun
Etymology
Gr. rural; as a noun, an overseer of the public lands; field + usage, to deal out, manage: cf. F. agronomie.
Definitions
  1. The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.

Webster 1913