'Fertile' definitions:

Definition of 'fertile'

From: WordNet
adjective
Capable of reproducing [ant: infertile, sterile, unfertile]
adjective
Intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" [syn: fecund, fertile, prolific]
adjective
Bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" [syn: prolific, fertile]
adjective
Marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: fat, fertile, productive, rich]

Definition of 'Fertile'

From: GCIDE
  • Fertile \Fer"tile\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L. fertilis, fr. ferre to bear, produce: cf. F. fertile. See Bear to support.]
  • 1. Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile mind or imagination. [1913 Webster]
  • Though he in a fertile climate dwell. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) (a) Capable of producing fruit; fruit-bearing; as, fertile flowers. (b) Containing pollen; -- said of anthers. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. produced in abundance; plenteous; ample. [1913 Webster]
  • Henceforth, my early care . . . Shall tend thee, and the fertile burden ease Of thy full branches. --Milton.
  • Syn: Fertile, Fruitful.
  • Usage: Fertile implies the inherent power of production; fruitful, the act. The prairies of the West are fertile by nature, and are turned by cultivation into fruitful fields. The same distinction prevails when these words are used figuratively. A man of fertile genius has by nature great readiness of invention; one whose mind is fruitful has resources of thought and a readiness of application which enable him to think and act effectively. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'fertile'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Fertile, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Fertile, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
360
Housing Units (2000) :
161
Land area (2000) :
0.940131 sq. miles (2.434927 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.940131 sq. miles (2.434927 sq. km)
FIPS code :
27390
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
43.264704 N, 93.421176 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
50434
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Fertile, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Fertile, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
893
Housing Units (2000) :
433
Land area (2000) :
1.892536 sq. miles (4.901645 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.892536 sq. miles (4.901645 sq. km)
FIPS code :
20978
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
47.533529 N, 96.283303 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56540
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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