arable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
    tillable; cultivatable; cultivable.

WordNet

Ar"a*ble adjective
Etymology
F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to plow, akin to Gr. , E. ear, to plow. See Earable.
Definitions
  1. Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.
Ar"a*ble noun
Definitions
  1. Arable land; plow land.

Webster 1913