English edit

Etymology edit

non- +‎ cultivation

Noun edit

noncultivation (uncountable)

  1. Absence of cultivation; failure to cultivate.
    • 1911, Plant Industry Bureau, Bulletin:
      The trees in the two former sections have a more nearly dormant period of growth during the early winter than those in the latter, in which case the effect of noncultivation is not so marked.