fruitful

adj

Etymology: From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.

1. Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.

   “And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”

2. Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.

   “The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted”