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mulch
[ muhlch ]
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.
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
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Other Words From
- non·mulched adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mulch1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mulch1
C17: from obsolete mulch soft; related to Old English mylisc mellow; compare dialect German molsch soft, Latin mollis soft
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Example Sentences
Other plants may be able to get along with a mulch of grass-clippings from the lawn.
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Others advise leaving the clippings to act as a sort of mulch.
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It is perennial and hardy in the northern states, but it is advisable to give it a mulch on the approach of winter.
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Into the heavy borders about the boundaries of the place the autumn leaves will drift and afford an excellent mulch.
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When it is impossible to furnish water, it would be a good plan to mulch heavily with straw or some other substance.
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