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Arable

/ˈærəbəl/
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(adj) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).

Arable land is land that can be used to grow crops.
Algeria has thousands of hectares of arable land.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer used the ____ land to grow wheat and corn for the year.

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