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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"
- 1
(of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
- 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"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| productive | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| cultivable | Capable of being cultivated or farmed. |
| tillable | (of land) able to be tilled or ploughed; arable |
| cultivatable | cultivable. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Arable"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tillable | (of land) able to be tilled or ploughed; arable |
| cultivable | Capable of being cultivated or farmed. |
| cultivatable | cultivable. |
| productive | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| farmingnoun | The business of cultivating land, raising stock, etc. |
| farmlandnoun | Land 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. |
| agrariannoun | Agricultural or rural. |
| tillagenoun | The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops. |
| agriculturalnoun | Of or pertaining to agriculture. |
| cultivationnoun | The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as: |
| grown | (US) Of a person: adult. |
| fertilenoun | Of 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) |
| largenoun | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. |
| ornateverb | Elaborately ornamented, often to excess. |
| culturenoun | The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation. |
| cultured | Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined. |
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