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Fertile

/fˈɜrtəl/
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(adj) Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
Now there is nothing but desert, where there used to be a fertile plain.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Farmers in the valley benefit from very ____ soil, which allows them to grow a wide variety of crops.

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