cultivable

Thân thiện

The farmer surveys his cultivable fields in the morning light.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • (Of land) capable of being farmed productively: Describes land that is suitable for growing crops or raising livestock. It implies the land can be prepared, plowed, and used for agriculture.

Usage

• The adjective "cultivable" is used to describe the quality or potential of land. It is a formal term often found in agricultural, economic, or geographical contexts.
• It is typically used before a noun (e.g., cultivable land) or after a linking verb (e.g., The soil is cultivable).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The government is surveying the region to identify all cultivable areas for future development.
  • Only a small percentage of the country's land is considered cultivable due to the arid climate.
  • With proper irrigation, this rocky terrain could become cultivable.

Advanced Usage

• "Cultivable wasteland": A technical term in land management referring to degraded or unused land that has the potential to be reclaimed for agriculture.
  • The project aims to transform cultivable wasteland into productive farms.

Variants and Related Words

• Cultivatable (adj): A less common synonym with the same meaning as "cultivable."
• Arable (adj): Specifically refers to land suitable for plowing and growing crops (often used interchangeably with "cultivable," though "arable" is more common).
• Tillable (adj): Refers to land that can be tilled or plowed.

Synonyms

• Arable
• Fertile (though this more strongly emphasizes inherent richness)
• Productive (in an agricultural context)
• Tillable

Antonyms

• Uncultivable / Non-cultivable
• Infertile
• Barren
• Unproductive (for farming)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

Từ đồng nghĩa

• arable
• cultivatable
• tillable