infertile

adjective

/ɪnˈfɜː.taɪl/

/-ˈfɝː.t̬əl/

Definition

› An infertile person, animal, or plant cannot have babies, produce young, or produce new plants: It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile.Animal reproduction › Infertile land or soil is not good enough for plants or crops to grow well there: Poor farmers have little option but to try to grow food on these infertile soils.Fertile or infertile land infertility

/ˌɪn.fəˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/

/-fɚˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › male/female infertilityAnimal reproduction

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