#1 Agriculture n. [agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm] a large-scale farming enterprise. wn #2 Agriculture n. [farming, agriculture, husbandry] the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. wn #3 Agriculture n. [Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Department, USDA] the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862. wn #4 Agriculture n. [agriculture] the class of people engaged in growing food. wn