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cultivatable

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cul⋅ti⋅va⋅ble

  [kuhl-tuh-vuh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being cultivated.
Also, cul⋅ti⋅vat⋅a⋅ble  [kuhl-tuh-vey-tuh-buhl] .

Origin:
1675–85; cultiv(ate) + -able

Related forms:
cul⋅ti⋅va⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
cul⋅ti⋅va⋅bly, adverb
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cul·ti·vate   (kŭl'tə-vāt')   
tr.v.   cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates

    1. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.

    2. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).

  2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).

  3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture).

  4. To nurture; foster. See Synonyms at nurture.

  5. To form and refine, as by education.

  6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with.


[Medieval Latin cultīvāre, cultīvāt-, from cultīvus, tilled, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere, to till; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
cul'ti·vat'a·ble adj.
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