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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intercrop \In"ter*crop`\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. -cropped; p. pr. & vb. n. -cropping.] (Agric.) To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in alternate rows; as, to intercrop an orchard. Also, to use for catch crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops of the regular rotation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crop \Crop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cropped (kr[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Cropping.] 1. To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap. [1913 Webster] I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one. --Ezek. xvii. 22. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To cut off, as if in harvest. [1913 Webster] Death . . . .crops the growing boys. --Creech. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field. [1913 Webster] 4. to cut off an unnecessary portion at the edges; -- of photographs and other two-dimensional images; as, to crop her photograph up to the shoulders. [PJC]