ag·ri·cul·ture 
(ăgrĭ-kŭl′chər)
(ăgrĭ-kŭl′chər)n.
The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.
[Middle English, from Latin agrīcultūra : agrī, genitive of ager, field; see agro- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + cultūra, cultivation; see CULTURE.]
ag′ri·cultur·al adj.
ag′ri·cultur·al·ly adv.
ag′ri·cultur·ist, ag′ri·cultur·al·ist n.