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mulch
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mulch has 1 sense
- mulch(n = noun.artifact) Array - a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion; Array is a kind of protection, protective cover, protective covering
Derived form verb mulch1
Verb mulch has 1 sense
- mulch(v = verb.contact) Array - cover with mulch; "mulch the flowerbeds" is one way to cover
Derived form noun mulch1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
mulch, n. [Cf. mull dirt, also Prov. G. mulsch, molsch, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.].
Half-rotten straw, or any similar light, porous, organic substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to hinder weed growth and preserve moisture. [1913 Webster]
mulch, v. t.
To cover or dress with mulch. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mulch, n. & v.
--n. a mixture of wet straw, leaves, etc., spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil.
--v.tr. treat with mulch.
--n. a mixture of wet straw, leaves, etc., spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil.
--v.tr. treat with mulch.
Etymology
prob. use as noun of mulsh soft: cf. dial. melsh mild f. OE melsc
THESAURUS
mulch
backset, cultivate, culture, cut, delve, dig, dress, fallow, fertilize, force, harrow, hoe, list, plow, prune, rake, spade, thin, thin out, till, till the soil, weed, weed out, work
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