barren soil

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• barren soil — infertile land, arid land …   English contemporary dictionary

• barren — [bar′ən, ber′ən] adj. [ME barain < OFr baraigne, brehaigne, orig. used of land] 1. that cannot produce offspring; sterile [a barren woman] 2. not bearing or pregnant at the regular time: said of animals or plants 3. not producing crops or… …   English World dictionary

• soil — soil1 [soil] n. [ME soile < Anglo Fr soil, for OFr suel < L solum, floor, ground, soil] 1. the surface layer of earth, supporting plant life 2. any place for growth or development 3. land; country; territory [native soil] 4. ground or earth …   English World dictionary

• barren — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English bareine, from Anglo French barain, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Welsh brynar fallow land Date: 13th century 1. not reproducing: as a. incapable of producing offspring used especially of females… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Barren vegetation — Barren vegetation, often called barren , is a term used to denote an area where plant growth is sparse, stunted, or possesses little diversity. Poor growth may occur due to high winds, salt spray, infertile or toxic soil, or heavy exploitation by …   Wikipedia

• soil — n. 1) to cultivate, till, work the soil 2) to fertilize; irrigate the soil 3) barren, poor; fertile; firm; packed; sandy; soggy; swampy soil * * * [sɔɪl] fertile firm irrigate the soil packed poor sandy …   Combinatory dictionary

• barren — [[t]bæ̱rən[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees. ...the Tibetan landscape of high barren mountains. Ant: fertile 2) ADJ GRADED Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants cannot… …   English dictionary

• barren — barrenly, adv. barrenness, n. /bar euhn/, adj. 1. not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman. 2. unproductive; unfruitful: barren land. 3. without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in American… …   Universalium

• barren — bar|ren [ˈbærən] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: baraine] 1.) land or soil that is barren has no plants growing on it ▪ Thousands of years ago the surface was barren desert. 2.) old fashioned unable to produce children or baby animals …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• barren — adjective 1 land or soil that is barren has no plants growing on it: a barren mountainous area 2 old use a woman or a female animal who is barren cannot produce children or baby animals; infertile (2) 3 a tree or plant that is barren does not… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• barren — /ˈbærən / (say baruhn) adjective 1. incapable of producing, or not producing, offspring; sterile. 2. unproductive; unfruitful: *a man from back country who had once worked a barren and hopeless holding that he had tried to milk with half a dozen… …