tillage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tillage
    n 1: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and
         raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland},
         {plowland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage},
         {tilth}]
    2: the cultivation of soil for raising crops

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tillage \Till"age\, n.
   1. The operation, practice, or art of tilling or preparing
      land for seed, and keeping the ground in a proper state
      for the growth of crops.
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   2. A place tilled or cultivated; cultivated land.
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   Syn: Cultivation; culture; husbandry; farming; agriculture.
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