cultivable

[ kuhl-tuh-vuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being cultivated.

Origin of cultivable

1
First recorded in 1675–85; cultiv(ate) + -able
  • 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

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British Dictionary definitions for cultivable

cultivable

cultivatable (ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtəbəl)

/ (ˈkʌltɪvəbəl) /


adjective
  1. (of land) capable of being cultivated

Origin of cultivable

1
C17: from French, from Old French cultiver to cultivate

Derived forms of cultivable

  • cultivability, noun

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