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Noun: catch crop  kach króp
  1. A crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season
    "Radishes were used as a catch crop between rows of slower-growing vegetables"

Derived forms: catch crops

Type of: crop

Encyclopedia: Catch crop