fertile
(adjective) capable of reproducing
fat, fertile, productive, rich
(adjective) marked by great fruitfulness; “fertile farmland”; “a fat land”; “a productive vineyard”; “rich soil”
prolific, fertile
(adjective) bearing in abundance especially offspring; “flying foxes are extremely prolific”; “a prolific pear tree”
fecund, fertile, prolific
(adjective) intellectually productive; “a prolific writer”; “a fecund imagination”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fertile (comparative more fertile, superlative most fertile)
(of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops; productive
(biology) capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful
(biology) capable of developing past the egg stage
(of an imagination etc) productive or prolific
• See also productive
• fecund
• barren
• infertile
• firelet
Fertile
A city and town in Iowa.
A city and town in Minnesota.
• firelet
Source: Wiktionary
Fer"tile ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [L. fertilis, fr. ferr to bear, produce: cf. F. fertile. See Bear to support.]
1. Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile mind or imagination. Though he in a fertile climate dwell. Shak.
2. (Bot.) (a) Capable of producing fruit; fruit-bearing; as, fertile flowers. (b) Containing pollen; -- said of anthers.
3. produced in abundance; plenteous; ample. Henceforth, my early care . . . Shall tend thee, and the fertile burden ease Of thy full branches. Milton.
Syn.
– Fertile, Fruitful. Fertile implies the inherent power of production; fruitful, the act. The prairies of the West are fertile by nature, and are turned by cultivation into fruitful fields. The same distinction prevails when these words are used figuratively. A man of fertile genius has by nature great readiness of invention; one whose mind is fruitful has resources of thought and a readiness of application which enable him to think and act effectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2024
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
