fallow

Meaning

Describing land that is left unplanted for a period to restore its fertility, allowing soil to recover nutrients and break pest and disease cycles.

plowed but left unseeded; inactive or dormant

Example Sentences

Farmers leave their fields fallow to restore soil fertility.

The farmer left the field fallow for a season to restore its fertility.

Synonyms

uncultivated, idle, unplanted, dormant

Entry 1

uncultivated, idle

Entry 2

uncultivated, unplanted, dormant, idle

Antonyms

fertile, productive, cultivated

Entry 1

fertile, productive

Entry 2

fertile, cultivated, productive

Collocations

fallow land, fallow period, fallow season