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MULCHING
Etymology
Adjective
mulching (not comparable)
(agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
(agriculture) Used as a mulch.
Noun
mulching (countable and uncountable, plural mulchings)
(agriculture) The act of preparing/applying a mulch.
Verb
mulching
present participle of mulch
Source: Wiktionary
MULCH
Mulch, n. Etym: [Cf. mull dirt, also Prov. G. mulsch, molsch, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.]
Definition: Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.
Mulch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mulched; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulching.]
Definition: To cover or dress with mulch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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