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cultivate
verb as in develop land for growing
Example Sentences
But overall, sugar hasn't received a lot of attention from the scientific community despite being the largest cultivated crop by mass on the planet.
For them, the desert is home, where they cultivate date palms and raise herds of goats, sheep and camels.
For thousands of Palestinian families and villages, cultivating and harvesting olives is a big part of their economy.
Hazelnut pollen found in layers dating to about 7000 years ago suggests Indigenous peoples had deliberately brought the hazelnuts north from multiple different locations, then tended and cultivated them here.
Around 60% of Denmark's territory is currently cultivated, making it together with Bangladesh the country with the highest share of cultivated land, according to a Danish parliamentary report.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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