- fallow field
- field that is plowed and left unplanted for a season
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
fallow field
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fallow — fal‧low [ˈfæləʊ ǁ loʊ] adjective 1. FARMING fallow land has been dug but is not being used for growing crops, giving the quality of the soil a chance to improve: • fallow land • a fallow field 2. lie fallow FARMING if … Financial and business terms
fallow crop — noun The crop taken from a green fallow field. See Also: fallow … Wiktionary
fallow — adj. uncultivated to lie fallow (the field lay fallow) * * * [ fæləʊ] [ uncultivated ] to lie fallow (the field lay fallow) … Combinatory dictionary
Fallow-ground — The expression, Break up your fallow ground (Hos. 10:12; Jer. 4:3) means, Do not sow your seed among thorns , i.e., break off all your evil habits; clear your hearts of weeds, in order that they may be prepared for the seed of righteousness.… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
field — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on a farm ADJECTIVE ▪ cultivated, ploughed/plowed ▪ We had to walk across a ploughed/plowed field. ▪ grass, grassy, green ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Field (agriculture) — In agriculture, the word field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as: Cultivating crops Usage as a paddock or, generally, an enclosure of livestock Land left to lie fallow or as… … Wikipedia
fallow — adj. Fallow is used with these nouns: ↑field … Collocations dictionary
three-field system — ▪ agriculture method of agricultural organization introduced in Europe in the Middle Ages and representing a decisive advance in production techniques. In the old two field system half the land was sown to crop and half left fallow each… … Universalium
two-field system — ▪ agriculture basis of agricultural organization in Europe and the Middle East in early times. Arable land was divided into two fields or groups of fields; one group was planted to wheat, barley, or rye, while the other was allowed to lie… … Universalium
green fallow — noun Fallow ground which is planted with a different crop, e.g. a pease field planted with turnips. See Also: fallow … Wiktionary
