arable
[ ar-uh-buhl ]
adjective
capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage: arable land; arable soil.
noun
land that can be or is cultivated.
Origin of arable
1Other words from arable
- ar·a·bil·i·ty, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for arable
arable
/ (ˈærəbəl) /
adjective
(of land) being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops
of, relating to, or using such land: arable farming
noun
arable land or farming
Origin of arable
1C15: from Latin arābilis that can be ploughed, from arāre to plough
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