arable

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  1. adjective Fit for cultivation, as by plowing.
  2. noun Land fit to be cultivated.

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  • Although less than 2\% of the land is arable, agriculture was the mainstay of the Andorran economy until the upsurge in tourism.
  • Nearly half of India's land is arable, and it is already the world's second largest producer of sugar cane -- by far the best crop for ethanol production. —  EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
  • Nearly half of India's land is arable, and it is already the world's second largest producer of sugar cane-by far the best crop for ethanol production. —  The Corner
  • Added to that is a versatility unmatched by higher plants and macroalgae; they grow in a liquid medium meaning non-arable land can be used so that they don't infringe on agricultural production, they use far less water, grow year round and can be harveste daily. —  Murmurs.com
  • Terrain: 30\% arable, 50\% meadow and pasture, 12\% waste or urban, 7\% forested, 1\% inland water.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin arābilis, from arāre, to plow.

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  1. from French arable, from Latin arabilis, that can be plowed, from arare, plow, = Greek ἀροῡν = Goth, arjan = Icelandic erja = Anglo-Saxon erian, later English ear, plow: see ear.
 

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