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Adjective: fertile  furt(u)l [N. Amer], furtI(u)l [Brit]
  1. Capable of reproducing
     
  2. Intellectually productive
    - fecund, prolific
     
  3. Bearing in abundance especially offspring
    - prolific
     
  4. Marked by great fruitfulness
    "fertile farmland"
    - fat, productive, rich

See also: conceptive, fecund, fecundity, fertilisable [Brit], fertility, fertilizable, fruitful, impregnable, potent, productive, rank, stiff, strong

Antonym: sterile

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