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| fer·tile [ fúrt'l ] |
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1. able to produce offspring: capable of breeding or reproducing
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2. able to develop: describes an egg or seed that has the capacity to grow and develop
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3. reproducing often: producing many offspring
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4. producing good crops: describes an area that produces many plants, fruit, or crops
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5. rich in plant nutrients: describes soil or land that is rich in the nutrients needed to sustain the growth of healthy plants
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6. creative: readily able to produce new ideas
  a fertile imagination
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7. nuclear physics capable of becoming fissile: capable of being converted into fissile or fissionable material, typically in a nuclear reactor
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| [15th century. Directly or via French < Latin fertilis< ferre "bear, carry"] |
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| fer·tile·ly adverb |
| fer·tile·ness noun |
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