| 单词 | green-soil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen-soil green-soil v. now rare transitive to provide with green soil; (also) to sow (land) with seeds for green manure. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > prepare land or soil [verb (transitive)] sweeten1733 resoil1817 green-soil1859 1859 Sydney Mag. Sci. & Art 2 204 I was so struck by this seeming folly, that I inquired of one of these gentlemen why he did not ‘green soil’ these lands, instead of abandoning them to weeds and desolation. 1899 H. R. Haggard in Longman's Mag. May 45 Our original idea was to greensoil the whole of this little field. 1904 Louisiana Planter & Sugar Manufacturer 3 Dec. 385/2 The committee..agreed that..the use of chemical fertilizers should be discontinued, and that the land be allowed to lie fallow or be green-soiled. < as lemmas |
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