. transitive. Horticulture. To heap earth around or over (a plant, roots, etc.); spec. = earth, v. 3. Frequently with up (also over, about).
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivate plants or crops [verb (transitive)] > earth up (10) bank1577 . transitive. Horticulture. To heap earth around or over (a plant, roots, etc.); spec. = earth, v. 3. Frequently with up (also over, about). hill1577 Agriculture. To cover and bank up the roots of (growing plants) with a heap of soil; to earth up. (Also absol.). [This seems to have been… mould1601 transitive. To cover (the root or stem of a plant) with earth. Also with up. Now chiefly British regional, U.S. regional, and Caribbean. earth1658 transitive. Horticulture. To heap the earth over (the roots and stems of plants), esp. in order to prevent the greening of potato tubers, or to… heela1722 transitive. To cover (roots, seeds, a plant, etc.) with soil, straw, etc.; esp. to set (a plant which is to be replanted) temporarily in the… to set up1801 Agriculture. To earth up (root-crops). landa1806 To earth up (celery). Also with up. stitch1805 transitive. To turn up (the ground) in ridges in order to cover or protect the roots of potatoes, etc.; to earth up. (See also quot. 1866.) soil1844 transitive. To earth up. earthen1904 transitive. Horticulture. With up. = earth, v. 3. Also intransitive. |
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