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mulch

[ muhlch ]

noun

  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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with mulch.

mulch

/ mʌltʃ /

noun

  1. half-rotten vegetable matter, peat, etc, used to prevent soil erosion or enrich the soil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to cover (the surface of land) with mulch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • non·mulched adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mulch1

1650–60; noun use of obsolete mulch (adj.), Middle English molsh soft, Old English myl ( i ) sc mellow; cognate with dialectal German molsch soft, overripe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mulch1

C17: from obsolete mulch soft; related to Old English mylisc mellow; compare dialect German molsch soft, Latin mollis soft
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Example Sentences

I focused on the sound of the forest mulch crunching beneath my feet.

This all-in-one yard tool can vacuum, leaf blow, and mulch, and is less than nine pounds for easy maneuvering and lifting.

You can conveniently grind down up to 16 bags of mulch into one with this leaf blower vacuum.

Logee’s adds some mulch film to make sure everything stays in the pot.

He didn’t just deliver your mulch, he also might take it out back and spread it.

Other plants may be able to get along with a mulch of grass-clippings from the lawn.

Others advise leaving the clippings to act as a sort of mulch.

It is perennial and hardy in the northern states, but it is advisable to give it a mulch on the approach of winter.

Into the heavy borders about the boundaries of the place the autumn leaves will drift and afford an excellent mulch.

When it is impossible to furnish water, it would be a good plan to mulch heavily with straw or some other substance.

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