All humus synonyms

noun humus

• dust — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
• turf — a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
• gravel — small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
• sand — George [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), (Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant) 1804–76, French novelist.
• manure — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
• fertilizer — any substance used to fertilize the soil, especially a commercial or chemical manure.
• land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
• dirt — Design In Real Time
• terrain — a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
• shore — Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
• surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
• coast — The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
• mud — wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
• clay — Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it is dry. Clay is shaped and baked to make things such as pots and bricks.
• clod — A clod of earth is a large lump of earth.
• sod — the act of seething.
• muck — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
• compost — Compost is a mixture of decayed plants and vegetable waste which is added to the soil to help plants grow.
• deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
• mold — loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
• fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
• marl — Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
• loam — a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
• subsoil — the bed or stratum of earth or earthy material immediately under the surface soil.
• topsoil — the fertile, upper part of the soil.
• glebe — Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
• alluvium — a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries
• 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.
• 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.
• potash — potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
• terra firma — firm or solid earth; dry land (as opposed to water or air).
• peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
• terrane — any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
• buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
• cow chips — plural of cow chip.
• plant food — nourishment, as fertilizer or chemicals, for plants.
• fertiliser — Alternative spelling of fertilizer.
• ground — the act of grinding.
• soil — the act or fact of soiling.
• leaf mold — a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.
• soil conditioner — any of various organic or inorganic materials added to soil to improve its structure.