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uncropped

uncropped

6.3
Land that people do not use for growing crops
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkrɒpt/
translation icon : sin cultivar
  • After the harvest, the field remained uncropped for several seasons to restore its fertility.

Examples

  • The researchers compared the biodiversity of uncropped land with adjacent areas planted with wheat.

  • Water runoff is usually higher on uncropped soil than in areas where crops are planted.

  • The field remains uncropped this year.

  • Many farmers prefer to leave some areas uncropped for biodiversity.

  • The researchers compared the biodiversity of uncropped land with adjacent areas planted with wheat.

  • After the harvest, the field remained uncropped for several seasons to restore its fertility.

  • Many farmers prefer to leave some areas uncropped for biodiversity.

Synonyms

fallow
vsuncropped
3 5.7

Left unplanted for a season so the soil can recover

is more general, covering land left unused for any reason
unplowed
vsuncropped
  • US
1 6.2

Land that is not turned over to make the soil ready for planting

applies more generally to land left unused for growing crops
uncultivated
vsuncropped
1 5.1

Land that is not prepared for growing crops

is the wider, common name for land left without crop cultivation
untilled
vsuncropped
1 6.6

Land not plowed or used for growing crops

is the broader term for land left without crop production
unplanted
vsuncropped
1 3.3

Land with no seeds or plants growing on it

focuses instead on land left unused for growing crops overall
unfarmed
vsuncropped
4.2

Land people do not use for growing crops or keeping animals

is narrower in focusing on land left without any crop activity
unploughed area
vsuncropped
  • UK
6.3

Land that has not been ploughed or used for farming

is the general label for land left without crop cultivation
unseeded
vsuncropped
6.1

Land that has not been planted with crops

is broader, covering any land left without crop use or care
unsown
vsuncropped
7.4

Land not planted with seeds

is the wider concept for land left without cultivation for crops

Antonyms

cropped
3.4

Land where farmers grow crops

How Cultivated

tilled
3.2
cropped
3.4
fallow
3 5.7
uncropped
6.3

Surface Forms

uncropped positive

Morphology

uncropped = cropped (transparent) = un + crop + ed

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'cropped' (land used for crops), yielding 'not used for growing crops'.

Etymology

Uncropped is built from un- 'not' and crop 'plants grown for food'. So uncropped land is land that is not planted for crops and is left to rest.