cultivable
capable of being cultivated.
Origin of cultivable
1- Also cul·ti·vat·a·ble [kuhl-tuh-vey-tuh-buhl]. /ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tə bəl/.
Other words from cultivable
- cul·ti·va·bil·i·ty, noun
- cul·ti·va·bly, adverb
- non·cul·ti·va·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·cul·ti·va·ble, adjective
- non·cul·ti·vat·a·ble, adjective
- un·cul·ti·va·ble, adjective
- un·cul·ti·vat·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby cultivable
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How to use cultivable in a sentence
Its cultivable area is not so large as Belgium, being under 10,000 sq. miles in extent.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousPasture land is scarcely known, and the cultivable areas are nearly all converted into bean and rice fields.
The valley of the Arno is rich and fertile, bordered by cultivable hills, which produce the famous Chianti wine.
To Gaul and to Britain they seem to have brought with them the idea that the cultivable land should be allotted in severalty.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandThe Rhone is charged with it, and tens of thousands of acres of cultivable land are formed by it above the Lake of Geneva.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps | John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for cultivable
cultivatable (ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtəbəl)
/ (ˈkʌltɪvəbəl) /
(of land) capable of being cultivated
Origin of cultivable
1Derived forms of cultivable
- cultivability, noun
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