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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively;
[syn: arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arable \Ar"a*ble\, a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to
   plow, akin to Gr. ?, E. ear, to plow. See Earable.]
   Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land
   which has been plowed or tilled.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arable \Ar"a*ble\, n.
   Arable land; plow land.
   [1913 Webster]