Thesaurus / humus
FEEDBACKsynonyms for humus
synonyms for humus
- clay
- coast
- dirt
- dust
- gravel
- land
- mud
- sand
- shore
- surface
- terrain
- turf
- alluvium
- clod
- compost
- deposit
- fill
- glebe
- loam
- marl
- mold
- muck
- sod
- subsoil
- topsoil
- dry land
- peat moss
- terra firma
- terrane
- manure
- compost
- dung
- guano
- maul
- mulch
- potash
- buffalo chips
- cow chips
- peat moss
- plant food
- top dressing
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How to use humus in a sentence
The particular phenomena of vegetation also afford abundant evidence that humus cannot be the only source of carbon.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSONIt did not notice Forrester scurrying away in the shape of an ant through the leaves and thick humus of the jungle floor.
PAGAN PASSIONSGORDON RANDALL GARRETTThe generation of the humus-acids is probably hastened during the digestion of the many half-decayed leaves which worms consume.
THE ONTARIO READERS: THE HIGH SCHOOL READER, 1886MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONThe upper few inches of soil is humus rich in organic matter; below this is clay.
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE RAINFORESTS OF SOUTHERN EL PETEN, GUATEMALAWILLIAM E. DUELLMANSee that the soil contains enough humus or vegetable mold to make it rich and to enable it to hold moisture.
THE PRACTICAL GARDEN-BOOKC. E. HUNNAnd besides they supply this same soil with a great deal of humus—the grass that they use for bedding.
THE ADVENTURES OF A GRAIN OF DUSTHALLAM HAWKSWORTHThis amount probably will permit fertilizers and tillage to make their full return in heavy sods that will provide humus.
RIGHT USE OF LIME IN SOIL IMPROVEMENTALVA AGEEThe black soils of the woods, swamps and prairies, contain large amounts of humus.
THE FIRST BOOK OF FARMINGCHARLES L. GOODRICHHumus soil absorbs the rain as readily as the sand and holds it with a firmer grip than clay.
THE FIRST BOOK OF FARMINGCHARLES L. GOODRICHThe nitrogen exists largely in the humus of the soil and it is only as the humus decays that the nitrogen is made available.
THE FIRST BOOK OF FARMINGCHARLES L. GOODRICHWORDS RELATED TO HUMUS
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