agricultural
adj. C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˌæɡɹəˈkəɫtʃɝəɫ// UK //ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃəɹəl// agri·cul·tur·al
adj. related to farming and growing crops. You use this to describe the work, tools, or land used to produce food.
adj. relating to the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil and the rearing of animals.
The country has a strong agricultural economy.
New agricultural techniques have allowed farmers to grow more food on less land than ever before.
The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural communities marked a fundamental shift in human history, leading to the development of permanent architecture and complex social hierarchies.
From agriculture + -al.
Usage
Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun.