early 15c., "suitable for plowing" (as opposed to pasture- or wood-land), from Old French arable (12c.), from Latin arabilis, from arare "to plow," from PIE *are- "to plow&quo [..]

land able to produce crops.

cultivation of crops such as cereals, legumes, roots and leaves.

(adj) (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

Land that is used for farming.

Arable (cropping) is where land is cultivated and used predominantly to produce a mix of annual crops being grown in rotation.  Arable farms have a mix of crops that usually have a single harvest and the rotation may include process vegetable crops or pasture.  The definition does not include perennial bush, vine or tree crops.

Growing a crop or crops in agriculture.

(agriculture,of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with ''pasturable'' lands such as heaths). *cmn|??|tr=g?ngdì|sc=Hani * Czech:fro|arable, fromla [..]

farming based on annual plowing or cultivation of the land and sowing of an annual crop.