 fertile |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] capable of reproducing | |
| Related terms: | infertile fertilized rank fecund conceptive fertilizable productive potent fruitful conceptive fertility | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] intellectually productive | |
| Synonyms: | prolific fecund | |
| Examples: | "a prolific writer" "a fecund imagination" |
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| Related terms: | productive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] bearing in abundance especially offspring | |
| Synonyms: | prolific | |
| Examples: | "flying foxes are extremely prolific" "a prolific pear tree" |
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| Related terms: | fruitful | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (agriculture) marked by great fruitfulness | |
| Synonyms: | rich productive fat | |
| Examples: | "fertile farmland" "a fat land" "a productive vineyard" "rich soil" |
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| Related terms: | fruitful | |
| Similar spelling: |
fertilize fertilise fertilizer fertilized fertiliser fertilised fertility |
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