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Arable

/ˈæɹəbl̩/

(of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).

📖 Definitions of "Arable"

adjective
  1. 1

    (of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).

  2. 2

    (NGO jargon, of land) Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).

🔄 Synonyms of "Arable"

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WordDefinition
productiveCapable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
cultivableCapable of being cultivated or farmed.
tillable(of land) able to be tilled or ploughed; arable
cultivatablecultivable.

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WordDefinition
tillable(of land) able to be tilled or ploughed; arable
cultivableCapable of being cultivated or farmed.
cultivatablecultivable.
productiveCapable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
farmingnounThe business of cultivating land, raising stock, etc.
farmlandnounLand that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.
farmnoun(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
cropnoun(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
agrariannounAgricultural or rural.
tillagenounThe cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
agriculturalnounOf or pertaining to agriculture.
cultivationnounThe art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
grown(US) Of a person: adult.
fertilenounOf land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
herbaceous(botany) Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
culturablenoun(biology) Able to be cultured (grown in a suitable environment)
largenounOf considerable or relatively great size or extent.
ornateverbElaborately ornamented, often to excess.
culturenounThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.
culturedLearned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.

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