Definition: Irrigation
From New World Encyclopedia
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.
Noun
irrigation (countable and uncountable, plural irrigations)
- The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
Derived terms
- nasal irrigation
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