noncultivation

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ cultivation.

Noun

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noncultivation (uncountable)

  1. Absence of cultivation; failure to cultivate.
    • 1911, Plant Industry Bureau, Bulletin:
      The trees in the two former sections have a more nearly dormant period of growth during the early winter than those in the latter, in which case the effect of noncultivation is not so marked.