fallow

Definition of Fallow in English :

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Noun

1. fallow

cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons

Adjective

2. fallow

left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season

Example Sentences:
'fallow farmland'

3. fallow

undeveloped but potentially useful

Example Sentences:
'a fallow gold market'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fallow

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adjective

1.

(of land) left unseeded after being ploughed and harrowed to regain fertility for a crop

2.

(of an idea, state of mind, etc) undeveloped or inactive, but potentially useful

noun

3.

land treated in this way

verb

4. (transitive)

to leave (land) unseeded after ploughing and harrowing it

adjective

of a light yellowish-brown colour

Fallow

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noun

1.

land plowed but not seeded for one or more growing seasons, to kill weeds, make the soil richer, etc.

2.

the plowing of land to be left idle in this way

adjective

3.

left uncultivated or unplanted

4.

untrained; inactive

said esp. of the mind

verb transitive

5.

to leave (land) unplanted after plowing

adjective

pale-yellow; brownish-yellow

Fallow

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adj.

1.

a. Plowed but left unseeded during a growing season: soil erosion from fallow fields.

b. Left unplowed and unseeded: fields that had been fallow for many years.

2. Characterized by inactivity: a fallow gold market.

n.

1. Land left unseeded during a growing season.

2. The act of plowing land and leaving it unseeded.

3. The condition or period of being unseeded.

tr.v. fal·lowed, fal·low·ing, fal·lows

1. To plow (land) without seeding it afterward.

2. To plow and till (land), especially to eradicate or reduce weeds.

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