Fructuous and Sterile

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Fructuous adjective - Producing abundantly.

Usage example: settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands

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Sterile is an antonym for fructuous.

Sterile adjective - Not able to produce fruit or offspring.

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Fructuous is an antonym for sterile.

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