arable
adjective/ˈærəbl/
/ˈærəbl/
- connected with growing crops such as wheat
- arable farming/farms/crops
- arable land/fields (= used or suitable for growing crops)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryArable is used with these nouns:- crop
- farm
- farmer
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin arabilis, from arare ‘to plough’.Want to learn more?
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