All fertilizer synonyms
fer·ti·liz·er
F f noun fertilizer
- manure — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- mulch — 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.
- dung — excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- compost — Compost is a mixture of decayed plants and vegetable waste which is added to the soil to help plants grow.
- maul — a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- guano — a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- humus — the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.
- potash — potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- enricher — One who enriches.
- peat — a merry young girl; darling (used as a term of endearment).
- buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
- cow chips — plural of cow chip.
- peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
- plant food — nourishment, as fertilizer or chemicals, for plants.