cultivo

Definitions of cultivo
  1. noun
    (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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    apicultura
    the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
    agricultura, explotación, granjería, labranza
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    cultura
    the raising of plants or animals
    arboricultura
    the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
    cultivo de arándanos
    the cultivation of cranberries
    industria lechera
    the business of a dairy
    horticultura, jardinería
    the cultivation of plants
    hidroponía
    a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
    ganadería
    farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
    agricultura de subsistencia
    farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
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    producción
    (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
  2. noun
    socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
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    aculturación
    the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
  3. noun
    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    synonyms: crecimiento, desarrollo, ontogénesis, vegetación
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    cierne, eclosión, florecimiento
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
    foliación
    (botany) the process of forming leaves
    germinación
    the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
    proliferación
    growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
    arraigo
    the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
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    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
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