fertile

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɜːtaɪl/, /ˈfɜːtəl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈfɝːtəl/, /ˈfɝːtaɪl/
• (CA) IPA: /ˈfɝːtaɪl/

Adjective

fertile

1. (of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops; productive
2. (biology) capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful
3. (biology) capable of developing past the egg stage
4. (of an imagination etc) productive or prolific

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:productive
• fecund

Antonyms

• barren
• infertile

Related terms

• fertilisation, fertilization
• fertilise, fertilize
• fertiliser, fertilizer
• fertility, fertileness
• subfertile

Translations

• French: fertile
• German: fruchtbar
• Portuguese: fértil
• Russian: плодоро́дный
• Spanish: fértil, feraz

Translations

• French: fertile
• German: fruchtbar
• Portuguese: fértil
• Spanish: fértil

Translations

• French: fertile
• Portuguese: fértil
• Spanish: fértil

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Fertile

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Proper noun

1. A city/and/town in Iowa.
2. A city/and/town in Minnesota.

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