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fertile

7 definitions • 2 examples
1
Fertile land can produce a large number of good quality crops.
2
Fertile animals or plants are able to produce (a lot of) young or fruit:

Examples:

People get less fertile as they get older.
3
A fertile seed or egg is able to develop into a new plant or animal.
4
A fertile mind or imagination is active and produces a lot of interesting and unusual ideas.
5
(of land) able to produce a large number of high-quality crops:

Examples:

fertile soil
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(of people or animals) able to produce young
7
fig. Someone who has a fertile imagination has an active mind and is able to produce a lot of new and original ideas.

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