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cash crop
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cash crop
n.
A crop, such as tobacco, grown for direct sale rather than for livestock feed.
cash crop
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a crop grown for sale rather than for subsistence
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Noun1.cash crop - a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)cash crop - a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)
crop - a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
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