cultivable

American  

[kuhl-tuh-vuh-buhl] / ˈkʌl tə və bəl /

Also cultivatable

adjective

1. capable of being cultivated. cultivated.

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cultivable British  

/ ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtəbəl, ˈkʌltɪvəbəl /

adjective

1. (of land) capable of being cultivated

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Usage

What does cultivable mean? Cultivable means able to be grown or developed. It is especially applied to crops and land on which crops will be grown.Cultivable is an adjective form of the verb cultivate. Cultivate can also be used in figurative contexts in which the thing being grown or developed is often an abstract thing, such as a business or a friendship. It’s possible for cultivable to be used in this way, but it is typically used in the context of agriculture.A variant of cultivable is cultivatable.Example: Often the goal of crossbreeding crops is to produce a variety that has all the best qualities and is widely cultivable.

Other Word Forms

• cultivability noun
• cultivably adverb
• noncultivability noun
• noncultivable adjective
• noncultivatable adjective
• uncultivable adjective
• uncultivatable adjective

Etymology

Origin of cultivable

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

Example Sentences

"In India, where more than 55% of the population depends on agriculture and cultivable land is under mounting pressure, agrivoltaics offers a transformative model," says Subrahmanyam Pulipaka, CEO of NSEFI.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

But on its website, Al Dahra acknowledges the challenges of climate change, noting “the continuing decrease in cultivable land and diminishing water resources available for farming.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023

The union's spokesperson pointed out that the cultivable agricultural area is only 2% of the province's territory.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

The office, which has always been limited by a small budget and staff, continues to gauge a spacecraft’s “bioburden” based on a classic measure—the number of cultivable microbial spores it carries.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2017

Its surface is generally cultivable, and its soil rich, with a climate varying to suit all products, for home consumption or a foreign market.

From Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Norman, B. M.