green manure en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Any fairly green (fresh and wet) plant matter that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility; especially, a cover crop that is plowed in.
There are, broadly speaking, two classes of green manures, viz.:—Leguminous and others.
1901 June 21, Alex Pardy, “Green Manuring”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 6, page 242:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| green manures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
fi viherlannoitus (a crop that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility) · it sovesciare (a crop that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility)