permaculture

noun per·ma·cul·ture \ˈpər-mə-ˌkəl-chər\

Definition of PERMACULTURE

: an agricultural system or method that seeks to integrate human activity with natural surroundings so as to create highly efficient self-sustaining ecosystems

Origin of PERMACULTURE

¹permanent + agriculture

First Known Use: 1978

Rhymes with PERMACULTURE

agriculture, apiculture, aquaculture, aviculture, counterculture, floriculture, horticulture, mariculture, microculture, monoculture, silviculture, turkey vulture, viniculture

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