Mulch

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  • noun. A protective covering, usually of organic matter such as leaves, straw, or peat, placed around plants to prevent the evaporation of moisture, the freezing of roots, and the growth of weeds.
  • transitive verb. To cover or surround with mulch.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See mulsh.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To cover or dress with mulch.
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Shredded vegetable (or occasionally mineral) matter used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
  • noun. A material used as mulch, as a decorative redwood bark mulch.
  • verb. To apply mulch.
  • verb. To turn into mulch.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cover with mulch
  • noun. a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
    • Word Usage
    "The rubber mulch is far better than the grass in the ground."
    cross-reference
    compost  humus  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cover  protection  protective cover  protective covering  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    gulch  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    compost  covering  droppings  débris  fertilizer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    backset  covert  cultivate  culture  cut  
    verb-form
    mulched  mulches  mulching  
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