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per·ma·cul·ture  (pûrm-klchr)
n.
A system of perennial agriculture emphasizing the use of renewable natural resources and the enrichment of local ecosystems.
[perma(nent) + (agri)culture.]
perma·cultur·ist, perma·cultur·al·ist n.
permaculture [ˈpɜːməˌkʌltʃə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) the practice of producing food, energy, etc., using ways that do not deplete the earth's natural resources
[coined by Bill Mollison (born 1928), Australian ecologist, from perma(nent agri)culture]
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