US /ˈfɜrtəl/ UK /ˈfɜːtaɪl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    capable of producing abundant growth or offspring; productive

    The valley's fertile soil yields three harvests a year.

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Derived forms fertilelyfertilenessfertilityfertilize
Related forms fertilizerfertilization

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Etymology

From Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis ('fruitful, productive'), from ferre ('to bear, carry'), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ('to bear, carry').

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