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• clod

  A compact, coherent mass of soil ranging in size from 5 to 250 mm / produced artificially, usually by the activity of man by ploughing, digging, etc. especially when these operations are performed on soils that are either too wet or too dry for normal tillage operations.
• clone

  An organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical.
• code

  A system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy.
• colloid

  organic and inorganic matter with very small particle size and a correspondingly large surface area per unit of mass.
• colony

  group of the same kind of animals or plants.
• colostrum

  The first secretion from the mammary glands after giving birth, rich in antibodies.
• colt

  A colt is a male horse that's younger than four years old.
• combine

  Join or merge to form a single unit or substance.
• common weed

  A plant that possesses undesirable traits and is invasive to our lawns and gardens.
• community

  A community is a group of organisms that share a common locality, interest, or characteristic.
• compost

  Organic residues, or a mixture of organic residues and soil, that have been piled, wetted, and allowed to undergo biological decomposition. Mineral fertilizers are sometimes added.
• concrescent

  Biology The growing together of related parts, tissues, or cells.
• cone

  Cone, in botany, mass of scales or bracts, usually ovate in shape, containing the reproductive organs of certain nonflowering plants.
• cone-bearing plant

  Group of plants that produce seeds on instead of flower.
• conservation agriculture

  Conservation Agriculture is a farming system that can prevent losses of arable land while regenerating degraded lands.
• conserve {protection of e.g. living things}

  The protection or improvement and use of natural resources according to principles that will assure their highest economic or social benefit, for some specified purpose.
• copper sulphate

  A blue crystalline solid used in electroplating and as a fungicide
• cover crop

  A close growing crop grown primarily for the purpose of protecting and improving soil between periods of regular crop production, or in orchards and vineyards.
• cow

  A fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef.
• crease

  A line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance.
• cricket

  An insect related to the grasshoppers but with shorter legs. The male produces a characteristic musical chirping sound.
• crocodile

  A large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin.
• crop {bird’s gullet}

  Pouch above a bird stomach where food is softened before going to the stomach.
• crop {e.g. wheat}

  A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.
• crop rotation

  A planned sequence of crops growing in a regularly recurring succession on the same area of land, as contrasted to continuous culture of one crop growing different crops in haphazard order.