infertile

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An infertile person, animal, or plant cannot have babies, produce young, or produce new plants:

It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile.

Infertile land or soil is not good enough for plants or crops to grow well there:

infertile soil Poor farmers have little choice but to try to grow food in this infertile soil.

(of people or animals) not able to produce young, or (of land) of poor quality for growing crops:

an infertile couple

infertile soil