Pronunciation: /fæloʊ/
noun land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more to restore its fertility
A1 The farmer left the field fallow for a season to let the soil rest.
A2 After harvesting the crops, the field remained fallow until the next planting season.
B1 Crop rotation involves leaving some fields fallow in order to maintain soil fertility.
B2 The fallow land was eventually used for grazing cattle during the dry season.
C1 The fallow period allowed the land to regenerate and produce healthier crops in the following year.
C2 The practice of fallowing fields has been proven to increase agricultural productivity over time.
verb to plow and leave unseeded for a season or more
A1 The field was left fallow for a year to allow the soil to rest.
A2 Farmers often rotate crops to prevent fields from becoming fallow.
B1 After the harvest, the land will lay fallow until next season.
B2 The decision to leave the land fallow was met with mixed reactions from the community.
C1 The government implemented a policy to incentivize farmers to keep some land fallow for conservation purposes.
C2 The debate over whether to let the fields go fallow or continue planting rages on among agricultural experts.
adjective plowed and left unseeded for a season or more
A1 The fallow field was empty and waiting for planting.
A2 The farmer decided to leave the land fallow for a season.
B1 The fallow soil needed to be fertilized before planting crops.
B2 The fallow land had been resting for several years, allowing nutrients to replenish.
C1 The fallow farmland was being considered for a new housing development.
C2 The fallow field had been left untouched for so long that it had become overgrown with weeds.
formal The farmer decided to leave the field fallow for a season to allow the soil to replenish nutrients.
informal The field has been left fallow for a while now, giving us a break from all the hard work.
slang I'm thinking of letting my blog go fallow for a bit until I come up with some new ideas.
figurative After the intense project, she felt emotionally fallow and needed time to recharge.
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