fertile
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/ˈfɜːtaɪl/
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/ˈfɜːtaɪl/ · /ˈfɜːtəl/ · /ˈfɝːtəl/(US) · /ˈfɝːtaɪl/(US) · /ˈfɝːtaɪl/
Definition of fertile
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
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adj
- Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
- (figuratively)Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
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Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.
“Most women at the age of fifty are not fertile.”
- Capable of developing past the egg stage.
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Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor.
“There are two basic fertile materials: uranium-238 and thorium-232.”
name
- A city and township in Iowa.
- A city in Minnesota.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, carry”).
Words you can make from fertile
110 playable · top: FELTIER (10 pts)
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- RIFE 7 pts
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