Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green manure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: green -ma-nure
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fairly green (fresh and wet) plant matter that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility; especially, a cover crop that is plowed in.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are, broadly speaking, two classes of green manures, viz.:—Leguminous and others."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

green manures (plural)

Phrases

green manuring

Questions

What does green manure mean?: Any fairly green (fresh and wet) plant matter that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility; especially, a cover crop that is plowed in.

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