mulch

[ muhlch ]

/ mʌltʃ /

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noun

a covering, as of straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive evaporation or erosion, enrich the soil, inhibit weed growth, etc.

verb (used with object)

to cover with mulch.

Origin of mulch

1650–60; noun use of obsolete mulch (adj.), Middle English molsh soft, Old English myl(i)sc mellow; cognate with dialectal German molsch soft, overripe

OTHER WORDS FROM mulch

non·mulched, adjective

Words nearby mulch

muktuk, mulatto, mulberry, mulberry family, Mulberry Harbour, mulch, mulcher, Mulciber, mulct, Muldoon, mule

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Example sentences from the Web for mulch

Do not hoe or dig up the soil any way, The fibrous roots spread out in all directions just under the mulch.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
I mulch my trees; think it beneficial, but would not advise it on all soils.
The Apple|Various
In this experiment there was no noticeable difference in the effectiveness of new salt hay, old hay, or excelsior as a mulch.
The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous
I mulch my orchard with stable litter and straw; would not advise its use on all soils.
The Apple|Various

It is well to mulch these plants during the hot, dry weather of summer.
ABC of Vegetable Gardening|Eben Eugene Rexford

British Dictionary definitions for mulch

mulch

/ (mʌltʃ) /

noun

half-rotten vegetable matter, peat, etc, used to prevent soil erosion or enrich the soil

verb

(tr) to cover (the surface of land) with mulch

Word Origin for mulch

C17: from obsolete mulch soft; related to Old English mylisc mellow; compare dialect German molsch soft, Latin mollis soft

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单词	mulch
释义	mulch [ muhlch ] / mʌltʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mulch ON THESAURUS.COM noun a covering, as of straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive evaporation or erosion, enrich the soil, inhibit weed growth, etc. verb (used with object) to cover with mulch. Origin of mulch 1650–60; noun use of obsolete mulch (adj.), Middle English molsh soft, Old English myl(i)sc mellow; cognate with dialectal German molsch soft, overripe OTHER WORDS FROM mulch non·mulched, adjective Words nearby mulch muktuk, mulatto, mulberry, mulberry family, Mulberry Harbour, mulch, mulcher, Mulciber, mulct, Muldoon, mule Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mulch Do not hoe or dig up the soil any way, The fibrous roots spread out in all directions just under the mulch. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding I mulch my trees; think it beneficial, but would not advise it on all soils. The Apple\|Various In this experiment there was no noticeable difference in the effectiveness of new salt hay, old hay, or excelsior as a mulch. The Vegetable Garden\|Anonymous I mulch my orchard with stable litter and straw; would not advise its use on all soils. The Apple\|Various It is well to mulch these plants during the hot, dry weather of summer. ABC of Vegetable Gardening\|Eben Eugene Rexford British Dictionary definitions for mulch mulch / (mʌltʃ) / noun half-rotten vegetable matter, peat, etc, used to prevent soil erosion or enrich the soil verb (tr) to cover (the surface of land) with mulch Word Origin for mulch C17: from obsolete mulch soft; related to Old English mylisc mellow; compare dialect German molsch soft, Latin mollis soft Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mulch manure, compost, straw, litter
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mulch

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of mulch

OTHER WORDS FROM mulch

Words nearby mulch

Example sentences from the Web for mulch

British Dictionary definitions for mulch

noun

verb

Word Origin for mulch

Words related to mulch