USDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does USDA mean? 

• USDA (noun)
  The noun USDA has 1 sense:

1. the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

  Familiarity information: USDA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• USDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Agriculture; Agriculture Department; Department of Agriculture; USDA

Hypernyms ("USDA" is a kind of...):

executive department (a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States)

 Context examples 

The red color of USDA Red comes from the phytonutrient betacyanin rather than the more common anthocyanin.

(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

A research group led by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist found that a specific gene—APOA2—can result in a higher body mass index (BMI).

(International Research Team Finds Correlation Between Genetics and Obesity Is Modified by Diet, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Peoria, Illinois, helped mass produce the antibiotic during World War II to treat Allied soldiers and later civilians.

(Soil Bacterium Tapped for Penicillin Guard Duty, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Before a product can be labeled 'organic,' a Government-approved certifier inspects the farm where the food is grown to make sure the farmer is following all the rules necessary to meet USDA organic standards.

(Organic food, NCI Thesaurus)

In recent research published in Scientific Reports, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists identified specific coconut oil fatty acids that have strong repellency and long-lasting effectiveness against multiple insects—mosquitoes, ticks, biting flies and bed bugs—that can transmit diseases to humans and animals.

(Coconut Oil Compounds Repel Insects Better than DEET, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Scientists with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA)—jointly run by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts—conducted the study to clarify the role of whole grains in helping regulate weight, blood sugar levels, and calorie (energy) use, among other benefits.

(Whole Grains Deliver on Health Benefits, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

In a study, scientists from the University of California, Davis; USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station; and University of Washington have found a way to resolve the conflict that has sprung up between protecting forests from increasingly frequent wildfires and droughts and preserving sufficient habitat for the endangered spotted owl, Strix occidentalis.

(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)

The red-veined spinach variety Bordeaux is a parent of USDA Red.

(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

USDA Red, the world's first true red spinach variety has been developed and released by the Agricultural Research Service.

(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

USDA Red is a semi-flat type of spinach with a medium growth rate and semi-erect leaves.

(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)