Adjective: fertile fur-t(u)l [N. Amer], 'fur,tI(-u)l [Brit]
- (of land or soil) capable of growing abundant crops or plants
"fertile farmland";
- fat, productive, rich
- Intellectually productive
"a fertile imagination";
- fecund, prolific
- Bearing in abundance especially offspring
"flying foxes are extremely fertile";
- prolific
- Capable of reproducing
"The fertile soil produced an abundant harvest"
See also: conceptive [rare], fecund, fecundity, fertilisable [Brit], fertility, fertilizable, fruitful, impregnable [rare], potent, productive, rank, stiff, strong
Antonym: unfertile
Encyclopedia: Fertile, Missouri