What is the meaning of fallow?

noun

  • Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons.

adjective

  • Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season.
    • usage: "fallow farmland"
  • Undeveloped but potentially useful.
    • usage: "a fallow gold market"
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