Defn: The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
AGRICULTURISM
Ag`ri*cul"tur*ism, n.
Defn: Agriculture. [R.]
AGRICULTURIST
Ag`ri*cul"tur*ist, n.
Defn: One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman. The farmer is always a practitioner, the agriculturist may be a mere theorist. Crabb.
AGRIEF
A*grief", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + grief.]
Defn: In grief; amiss. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AGRIMONY Ag"ri*mo*ny, n. Etym: [OE. agremoyne, OF. aigremoine, L. agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Rose family. (b) The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).
Note: The Agrimonia eupatoria, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.
AGRIN
A*grin", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + grin.]