ARABLE

arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable

(adjective) (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

arable (comparative more arable, superlative most arable)

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

(agriculture, 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).

Anagrams

• Arbela, Barela, ablare

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to plow, akin to Gr. ear, to plow. See Earable.]

Definition: Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

Ar"a*ble, n.

Definition: Arable land; plow land.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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