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fertile

  • adjective
  • /ˈfɜːtaɪl/

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

Other meanings

  1. Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.

  2. Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.

Word history

From Latin "fertilis" (fruitful, fertile).

Where this comes from

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