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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERCROP

INTERCROP In "ter *crop `, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. -cropped; p. pr. & vb. n. -cropping. ] (Agric.)

Defn: To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in alternate rows; as, to intercrop an orchard. Also, to use for catch crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops of the regular rotation.

INTERCROP

INTERCROP In "ter *crop `, n. (Agric.)

Defn: A crop grown among or between the rows of another crop; a catch crop.

New American Oxford Dictionary

intercrop

in ter crop ▶verb |ˌintərˈkräp ˈɪntərkrɑp | ( intercrops, intercropping, intercropped ) [ with obj. ] (often as noun intercropping ) grow (a crop ) among plants of a different kind, usually in the space between rows: lettuce is particularly good for intercropping among young Brussels sprouts. ▶noun |ˈintərˌkräp ˈɪntərkrɑp |a crop grown in such a way.

Oxford Dictionary

intercrop

inter |crop |ɪntəˈkrɒp | ▶verb ( intercrops, intercropping, intercropped ) [ with obj. ] (often as noun intercropping ) grow (a crop ) among plants of a different kind: lettuce is particularly good for intercropping among Brussels sprouts. ▶noun a crop grown among plants of a different kind.