fallow
/ˈfæləʊ/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ैलो
परती (भूमि), बिना जुती, खाली छोड़ी गई
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(of farmland) not used for growing crops, especially so that the quality of the land will improve
परती (भूमि), बिना जुती, खाली छोड़ी गई
- Farmers leave a field fallow for a season to restore its fertility.
- fallow land
Synonyms uncultivated unplanted unsown idle
Opposite cultivated tilled planted
- 2
(of a period of time) when nothing is created or achieved
निष्क्रिय, अनुत्पादक (समय)
- After two fallow years, the writer published a fine novel.
- a fallow period
Synonyms inactive unproductive barren quiet
Opposite productive busy fruitful
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[U]
land that is not used for growing crops for a period of time
परती भूमि
- Crop rotation with fallow keeps the soil healthy.
¶Idioms 1
lie fallow
(of land) to be left without crops; (of a skill or idea) to remain unused
परती पड़े रहना, अप्रयुक्त रहना
- The field has lain fallow since last year.
- Her musical talent lay fallow for years.
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General knowledge
Land left uncultivated for one or more seasons is called fallow land in Indian land-use statistics.
भारत के भूमि-उपयोग आँकड़ों में एक या अधिक मौसम तक बिना खेती के छोड़ी गई भूमि को fallow land (परती भूमि) कहा जाता है।