permaculture

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Definition of permaculture

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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems.
    “in a world where there are competing ends for the use of natural resources, and particularly energy forms, the aim of permaculture is to create productive systems which are ecologically sound and ecologically viable, provide for their own […]”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems.
    “in a world where there are competing ends for the use of natural resources, and particularly energy forms, the aim of permaculture is to create productive systems which are ecologically sound and ecologically viable, provide for their own […]”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The design, installation and maintenance of indefinitely sustainable human communities set in balanced ecologies, both urban and rural.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Italic *monēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanent Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Italic *monēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanent Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture blend English permaculture Blend of permanent + agriculture, coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. For a long time Bill Mollison claimed to have copyrighted the word; this was never the case, as copyright law is not applicable to single words.

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