单词 | fertile |
释义 | Word Frequency fertile(ˈfɜːtaɪl) adjective 1. capable of producing offspring 2. a. (of land) having nutrients capable of sustaining an abundant growth of plants b. (of farm animals) capable of breeding stock 3. biology a. capable of undergoing growth and development fertile seeds fertile eggs b. (of plants) capable of producing gametes, spores, seeds, or fruits 4. producing many offspring; prolific 5. highly productive; rich; abundant a fertile brain 6. physics (of a substance) able to be transformed into fissile or fissionable material, esp in a nuclear reactor 7. conducive to productiveness fertile rain Derived forms fertilely (ˈfertilely) adverb fertileness (ˈfertileness) noun Word origin C15: from Latin fertilis, from ferre to bear |
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