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cul·ti·va·ble

(kŭl′tə-və-bəl)
adj.
Capable of undergoing cultivation: cultivable land.
cul′ti·va·bil′i·ty n.
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cultivable

(ˈkʌltɪvəbəl) or

cultivatable

adj
(Agriculture) (of land) capable of being cultivated
[C17: from French, from Old French cultiver to cultivate]
ˌcultivaˈbility n
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cul•ti•va•ble

(ˈkʌl tə və bəl)

also cul•ti•vat•a•ble

(-ˌveɪ tə bəl)

adj.
capable of being cultivated.
[1675–85]
cul`ti•va•bil′i•ty, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. [画像:cultivable - (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively]cultivable - (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
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Translations

cultivable

[ˈkʌltɪvəbl] ADJ → cultivable
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cultivable

adj → kultivierbar
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cultivable

[ˈkʌltɪvəbl] adj → coltivabile
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