tilth

(tĭlth)
n.

1. Cultivation of land; tillage.
2. Tilled earth.

[Middle English, from Old English, from tilian, to labor.]

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A fine crumbly soil texture produced by tilling or cultivating. See also friable.

For a list of words related to tilth, see:

• Farming and Crops - tilth: cultivation of land; land that is tilled
• Soils and Soil Management - tilth: land that is tilled; cultivation of land
• Practice, Tools, and Techniques - tilth: cultivation of land

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - opdyrkning, dyrket land

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewerkte grond

Français (French)
n. - labourage, labour

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ackerbestellung, bebauter Zustand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άροση, καλλιέργεια, γεωργία

Italiano (Italian)
coltivazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lavoura, culturas

Русский (Russian)
пашня, обработка почвы

Español (Spanish)
n. - labranza, cultivo, tierra cultivada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - odling, matjord, jordmån, skörd, gröda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
耕作, 耕地, 耕作深度

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 耕作, 耕地, 耕作深度

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경작 , 경지 , 농작물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 耕作, 耕作適性

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أرش, أرض محروثه, فلاحه, حراثه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ניר, אדמה חרושה, עיבוד אדמה‬

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