irrigated

Supplied with water

Irrigated describes land or crops that receive water through artificial means rather than rainfall alone: irrigated farmland, irrigated fields.

The past tense of irrigate, it also describes the act of supplying water: They irrigated the desert valley and turned it into productive cropland.

In medicine, to irrigate is to wash out a wound or body cavity with fluid.

farming

canals

Constructed water passages

sprinklersDevices that scatter water
dripLiquid falling slowly
floodOverwhelming water overflow

furrow · subsurface · pivots · aqueducts · reservoirs · pumps · emitters · overhead · acreage · tailwater

hydrology

water

Clear essential liquid

aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
watershedDrainage area boundary
groundwaterWater in underground rock

rainfall · precipitation · percolation · drainage · runoff · leaching · seepage · saturation · moisture · evapotranspiration

sustainability

permaculture

Sustainable ecosystem design method

greywaterLight household wastewater
drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
xeriscapingLow-irrigation garden design

Categories

moisture needsxeric, mesic, hydric, arid, humid
farming factorsdrought, flooding, frost, soil quality, rainfall
farm adjectivesagrarian, arable, cultivated, fallow, fertile
grassgreen, brown, dead, dry, wet
plant conditionshealthy, diseased, wilted, dormant, flowering

Opposites

water supply method

irrigatedrain-fed

Watered by precipitation

unirrigated · dryland · rainfed

moisture state

irrigatedparched

Extremely dry or thirsty

arid · desiccated · drought-stricken · dry · dehydrated

Phrases

irrigation methodsTechniques for supplying water to crops
irrigation systemAgricultural water distribution network
drip irrigationSlow-release watering method
irrigation ditchAgricultural water channel
irrigation canalsWaterways for farming
irrigation ditchesTrenches for agricultural water

Family

irrigate, irrigation, irrigating, irrigates, irrigator, irrigators, irrigations

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