mulch
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4.4
- noun
- /mʌltʃ/
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mantillo
- Organic mulch made from bark chips can suppress weed growth effectively.
- mulch and soil
- bark mulch
- colored mulch
We didn't put, you know, any mulch around it, Nothing.
- We didn't put, you know, any mulch around it, Nothing.
- What a fantastic source of mulch and nutrition for your soil.
- Or maybe even a, a mat for planting your crops, akin to mulch.
- They again, they, they cleared any of the dead mulch or debris along the floor.
- But anyway, like your Keurig coffee ranch, that is some bullshit that's basically hot bark mulch water.
Examples
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After the initial grinding, the bark mulch is watered and aged for a minimum of three months.
Academic text (1999) -
Stubs poked out of the straw mulch, uneven spikes turning black, the tender top growth eaten away.
Fiction book (1993) -
You probably cut them up and used them for mulch.
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Show her how you spread mulch.
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What a fantastic source of mulch and nutrition for your soil.
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Need to put mulch all along here and essentially cover this whole area with mulch so it's less dusty.
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Rutters, Inc. has been in the mulch business in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area for more than 30 years.
Academic text (1999) -
Colonel Kennedy was spreading pine bark mulch in the garden behind their strong iron gate.
Fiction book (1997) -
Through the open window poured the aromas of heavy dew and mulch from the flower beds along the walkway.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the garden, we used mulch to help retain moisture around the plants.
Synonyms
39
2.5
A dark, soft mixture made from rotting plants and food that helps plants grow
3
3.0
Parts of trees and other green growing things like leaves, stems or roots
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mulch probably comes from the German word Mulch, which meant 'soft, rotten matter' like old leaves or bark. That's why mulch is the soft plant material we spread around plants to keep the soil moist and stop weeds.