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a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season

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  1. n. a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season
  2. Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or intermediate between two crops in ordinary rotation in point of time. -- Catch"- crop`ping, n. Radishes . . . are often grown as a catch crop with other vegetables. L. H. Bailey.
  3. Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or intermediatebetween two crops in ordinary rotation in point of time. -- Catch"-crop`ping, n.