fertile
adjective (fertile; more fertile, most fertile)
Everyday
- Fertile land or soil is good for growing plants and crops. tree →
- A fertile animal or person can have babies; a fertile seed or egg can grow. tree →
- A fertile imagination or mind has lots of new ideas. tree →
In the lessons
In geography and science lessons fertile soil near rivers and volcanoes helps farming. In science fertile eggs can hatch. Phrases: «fertile soil», «fertile land», «a fertile imagination», «the Fertile Crescent».
Examples
- The river leaves fertile soil on the fields. tree →
- Farmers grow lots of wheat on fertile land. tree →
- Volcanic soil is very fertile. tree →
- Only fertile eggs can hatch into chicks. tree →
- She has a fertile imagination and writes great stories. tree →
- Deserts are not fertile because of little water. tree →
- They soon came to a magnificent marble palace, which was situated in a charming and fertile valley. tree →
Note
UK said FUR-tile, US FUR-tl. Opposite: infertile, barren. Noun: fertility; verb: fertilise (UK) / fertilize (US); fertiliser feeds soil.
On Mova
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