humousadj.
/ˈhjuːməs/, U.S. /ˈ(h)juməs/ Present in or of the nature of humus; rich in humus. Cf. humic adj. and n.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > humus
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humous1866
humified1906
chernozemic1965
1866 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. XVII. 473 Hermann..distinguishes eleven different humous substances.
1902 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 82 ii. 521 Oats and soy beans..were grown in humous soil.
1909 E. Warming et al. Oecol. Plants xlvi. 195 The weightiest cause of the physiological dryness of the soil probably lies in the presence of free humous acids.
1968 R. G. West Pleistocene Geol. & Biol. iv. 55 Humous substances.
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