manurial
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Here, too, limitations are imposed upon the planter who is without abundant manurial resources to maintain the future integrity of his grove.
From The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines by Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)
Leaves, however, besides being poor in manurial ingredients, make a bad litter, as they ferment but slowly.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
The oil so returned is without manurial value and, if left in the seed, is so much money wasted.
From The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines by Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)
The manurial value of the solid excreta of animals—i.e., the proportion they contain of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash—depends on a variety of conditions.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
The practical value of gypsum as an adjunct to certain manurial substances, where nitrification is desired to be promoted as rapidly as possible, such as sewage and farmyard manure, will thus at once become apparent.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
