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uncropped

uncropped

1 6.3
Land that people do not use for growing crops
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkrɒpt/
: 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
4 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
unseeded
vsuncropped
1 6.1

Land that has not been planted with crops

is broader, covering any land left without crop use or care
unsown
vsuncropped
1 7.4

Land not planted with seeds

is the wider concept for land left without cultivation for crops
unfarmed
vsuncropped
1 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

Antonyms

cropped
4 3.4

Land where farmers grow crops

How Cultivated

cultivated
6 3.5
tilled
1 3.2
cropped
4 3.4
fallow
4 5.7
uncropped
1 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.