fallow land

  • 21fallow — UK [ˈfæləʊ] / US [ˈfæloʊ] adjective 1) fallow land has been dug or ploughed, but does not have crops growing on it 2) a fallow period is a time when not much happens or is achieved …

    English dictionary

  • 22fallow — pūdymavimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Dirvos dirbimo laikas nuo javų pjūties rudenį iki kitų metų žiemkenčių (dažniausiai) sėjos. Siekiama dirvoje suaktyvinti mikroorganizmų veiklą, pagerinti jos fizines, chemines ir… …

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  • 23land — {{11}}land (n.) O.E. land, lond, ground, soil, also definite portion of the earth s surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries, from P.Gmc. *landom (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. Du., Ger., Goth. land), from PIE… …

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  • 24land —   1. Ground. Āina, honua; one (poetic); puluwai (rare). See legendary place.    ♦ Native land, āina hānau, kulāiwi, one hānau.    ♦ Land one has lived on for a long time, āpa a.    ♦ Once uncultivated land, fallow land, mahakea.    ♦ Foreign land …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 25Fallow — Fal low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fallowing}.] [From {Fallow}, n.] To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Fallow (disambiguation) — Fallow is the stage of crop rotation in which the land is left uncultivated.Fallow may also refer to:* Fallow (album), a 1997 folk punk album * Fallow (color), a pale brown color …

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  • 27Green fallow — Fallow Fal low, n. [So called from the fallow, or somewhat yellow, color of naked ground; or perh. akin to E. felly, n., cf. MHG. valgen to plow up, OHG. felga felly, harrow.] 1. Plowed land. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Who . . . pricketh his blind… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28fallow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English falow, from Old English fealu; akin to Old High German falo pale, fallow, Latin pallēre to be pale, Greek polios gray Date: before 12th century of a light yellowish brown color II. noun Etymology: Middle… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29fallow — fallow1 fallowness, n. /fal oh/, adj. 1. (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated. 2. not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year. n. 3. land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has… …

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  • 30fallow — I fal•low [[t]ˈfæl oʊ[/t]] adj. 1) agr. (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated 2) cvb not in use; inactive: creative energies lying fallow[/ex] 3) agr. land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left …

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