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Vinony

farmland

noun

  1. land used for farming
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːmlænd/ / /ˈfɑːɹmlænd/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English farm Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English farmland From farm + land.

  1. Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.

    “From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop.”

    “Other common farmland butterflies to have suffered steep declines include the small tortoiseshell (64%), the wall brown (37%) and the large skipper (35%).”