cultivatable

cul·ti·vate

C0800200 (kŭl′tə-vāt′)tr.v. cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates 1. a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.b. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture).4. To encourage or foster: cultivate a respect for the law. See Synonyms at nurture.5. To acquire, develop, or refine, as by education: cultivating a posh accent.6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with: cultivated the club's new members.

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[Medieval Latin cultīvāre, cultīvāt-, from cultīvus, tilled, from Latin cultus, past participle of colere, to till; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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cul′ti·vat′a·ble adj.

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cultivatable - (of farmland) capable of being farmed productivelyarable, cultivable, tillableproductive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"