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fer⋅ti⋅liz⋅er

[fur-tl-ahy-zer]
–noun
1. any substance used to fertilize the soil, esp. a commercial or chemical manure.
2. a person, insect, etc., that fertilizes an animal or plant: Bees are fertilizers of flowers.

Origin:
1655–65; fertilize + -er 1
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fer·til·iz·er   (fûr'tl-ī'zər)   
n.  Any of a large number of natural and synthetic materials, including manure and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compounds, spread on or worked into soil to increase its capacity to support plant growth.
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