arable
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/ˈæɹəbl̩/
English
Definitions
adjective
- (of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
- (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).
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Synonyms
tillablecultivablecultivatableproductivefarmingfarmlandfarmcropagrariantillageagriculturalcultivationgrownfertileherbaceousculturable