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FER'TILE, a. [L. fertilis, from fero, to bear.]
Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance;
fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive;
rich; inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile
mind or imagination.
Though he in a fertile climate dwell. Shak. Capable
of producing fruit; fruit-bearing; as, fertile flowers.
produced in abundance; plenteous;
ample.
Henceforth, my early care . . . Syn. -- Fertile, Fruitful. Fertile implies the inherent power of production; fruitful, the act. The prairies of the West are fertile by nature, and are turned by cultivation into fruitful fields. The same distinction prevails when these words are used figuratively. A man of fertile genius has by nature great readiness of invention; one whose mind is fruitful has resources of thought and a readiness of application which enable him to think and act effectively. | ||||||||