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fal·low (fal′ō)
noun
- land plowed but not seeded for one or more growing seasons, to kill weeds, make the soil richer, etc.
- the plowing of land to be left idle in this way
Etymology: ME falow < OE fealh, akin to fealh, harrow, felly (of wheel) < IE base *pelk-, to turn > Gael olca, fallow land
adjective
- left uncultivated or unplanted
- untrained; inactive: said esp. of the mind
transitive verb
Etymology: ME falwen < OE fealgian < fealh, fallow land; infl. by fealwian, to fade < fealo: see fallow
Related Forms:
- fallowness fal′·low·ness noun
lie fallow
fal·low (fal′ō)
adjective
Etymology: ME falwe < OE fealo, akin to Ger fahl, fallow < Gmc *falwa < IE base *pel-, gray, pale > L pallidus
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fallow
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Object
- year: Fallowing every 5th year over a 15 year period reduced seed numbers by 75 % .
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- leave: Leaving sites fallow will reduce the risk of disease or parasite transmission.
Modifies a noun
- deer: The main herds are of fallow deer which now probably number almost a thousand.
Used with adjective complement
- lie: To the east two hundred places Where a thousand farms lie fallow.
Noun used with modifier
- forest: No room was left for intermediate or temporary forms such as forest fallows.
Modifying Another Word
- previously: In addition, 13 previously fallow discoveries have now had plans for development approved.
Preposition: for
- year: Seed numbers in soil are reduced to less than 20 % by fallowing for a year.
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