fallow

⁴fallow

adj

Definition of FALLOW

1

: left untilled or unsown after plowing

2

: dormant, inactive —used especially in the phrase to lie fallow <at this very moment there are probably important inventions lying fallow — Harper's>

— fal·low·ness noun

First Known Use of FALLOW

15th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall