arable cultivation

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• Arable — (pronEng|ˈærəbl) relates to the growing of crops:*Arable farming or agronomy, the cultivation of field crops *Arable land, land upon which crops are cultivated …   Wikipedia

• arable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of land) able to be ploughed and used for the cultivation of crops. 2) (of crops) cultivated on ploughed land. ORIGIN Latin arabilis, from arare to plough …   English terms dictionary

• arable —   cultivation of crops such as cereals, legumes, roots and leaves …   Geography glossary

• Arable land — In geography, arable land (from Latin arare , to plough) is an agricultural term, meaning land that can be used for growing crops. Of the earth s 148,940,000 km² (57.5 million square miles) of land, approximately 19,824,000 km² (7.65 million… …   Wikipedia

• arable — I. adjective Etymology: Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, from Latin arabilis, from arare to plow; akin to Old English erian to plow, Greek aroun Date: 15th century 1. fit for or used for the growing of crops 2. British engaged in, produced by …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• arable — ar•a•ble [[t]ˈær ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) agr. capable of producing crops by plowing or tillage: arable acreage[/ex] 2) agr. land fit for cultivation • Etymology: 1570–80; < L arābilis=arā(re) to plow + bilis ble ar a•bil′i•ty, n …   From formal English to slang

• cultivation — cultivate ► VERB 1) prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening. 2) raise or grow (plants or crops). 3) grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in an artificial medium containing nutrients. 4) try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill).… …   English terms dictionary

• arable — adjective /ˈærəbl̩/ suitable for cultivation, such as by ploughing …   Wiktionary

• arable — ar·a·ble || ærÉ™bl adj. cultivatable; fit for cultivation …   English contemporary dictionary

• arable — a. Tillable, cultivable, cultivatible, fit for tillage, that may be ploughed, fit for the plough, suitable for cultivation …   New dictionary of synonyms

• arable land — /aerabal laend/ That which is fit for plowing or tillage, and thus is distinguishable from swamp land, which is land that is too wet for cultivation …   Black's law dictionary