1) Dirt 2) Fertile soil ingredient 3) Flowerpot must 4) Garden fertilizer 5) Mature compost 6) Organic component of soil 7) Organic matter in soil 8) Organic part of soil 9) Organic stuff in soil 10) Part of fertile soil 11) Rich organic soil 12) Rich part of soil 13) Rich soil 14) Rich soil component
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1) Hommos 2) Hoummos 3) Hummus 4) Humous
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• (n.) That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.
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A substance that results from the decay of organic matter by living organisms.
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brown or black, partially decomposed plant or animal material that forms the organic portion of soil.
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<ecology> The part of dirt or soil which comes from organic matter, such as from dead and decaying plants and animal remains. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...
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Decayed vegetable matter that is usually sweet smelling, brown and crumbly
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Decomposed organic matter. Healthy soil will consist of about 3.5 to 5% of this organic matter. Humus is soft, sweet-smelling, shapeless dark and crumbly and smells like the forest floor (more correctly, the forest floor smells like humus because that is what is naturally there). Humus is the slow-release food source for micro-organism development. It is constantly being transformed into acids, enzymes and minerals and, therefore, must be constantly replenished for proper vegetative nutrition.
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Hu'mus noun [ Latin , the earth, ground, soil.] That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.
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A stable form of organic matter derived from the decay of plant and animal materials; a vital component of garden soils.
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Fully decomposed organic matter
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Dark colored semi-soluble organic substance formed from decomposition of soil organic matter.
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a dark-brown organic component of soil that is derived from decomposed plant and animal remains and animal excrement.
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The decayed part of the organic matter in a soil.
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A complex colloid resulting from the end-state of organic matter decomposition in the soil. Humus holds relatively large amounts of water and nutrients.
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Decomposed plant matter that has broken down in the soil.
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(Latin) soil, earth, country.
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Decomposed organic material.
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Component of soil consisting of decomposed or partly decomposed organic matter, dark in colour and usually richer towards the surface. It has a higher carbon content than the original material and a lower nitrogen content, and is an important source of minerals in soil fertility
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Dark, rich, organic soil matter made from decaying plant or animal material.
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Dark, fertile partially decomposed plant or animal matter. Humus forms the organic portion of the soil.
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Dark, fertile partially decomposed plant or animal matter. Humus forms the organic portion of the soil.
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Dark, rich, organic soil matter made from decaying plant or animal material.
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ground, earth, soil / land, country.
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A fairly stable, complex group of nutrient-storing molecules created by microbes and other forces of decomposition by the conversion of organic matter. Typically its dark loamy earth.
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