mulch
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[muhlch] Pronunciation Key
[muhlch] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | to cover with mulch. |
[Origin: 1650–60; n. use of obs. mulch (adj.), ME molsh soft, OE myl(i)sc mellow; c. dial. G molsch soft, overripe]
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(mŭlch) Pronunciation Key
n. A protective covering, usually of organic matter such as leaves, straw, or peat, placed around plants to prevent the evaporation of moisture, the freezing of roots, and the growth of weeds. tr.v. mulched, mulch·ing, mulch·es To cover or surround with mulch. [Probably from Middle English melsche, molsh, soft, from Old English melsc, mellow, mild; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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mulch
1657, from M.E. molsh (adj.) "soft, moist" (c.1420), from O.E. melsc, milisc "mellow, sweet" (cf. Du. mals "soft, ripe," O.H.G. molawen "to become soft," Ger. mollig "soft"), from PIE base *mel- "to rub, grind."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| mulch | |
noun | |
| 1. | a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion |
verb | |
| 1. | cover with mulch; "mulch the flowerbeds" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mulch
Mulch\, n. [Cf. mull dirt, also Prov. G. mulsch, molsch, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.] Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Mulch
Mulch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mulched; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulching.] To cover or dress with mulch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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