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mulch

[ muhlch ]

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noun

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)

to cover with mulch.

mulch

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noun

half-rotten vegetable matter, peat, etc, used to prevent soil erosion or enrich the soil

verb

tr to cover (the surface of land) with mulch

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Other Word Forms

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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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He credits their health to the wood-chip mulch around his property and hugelkultur mounds — logs covered with wood chips and compost — that attract and retain moisture.

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When the mulch in the backyard caught fire, they finally left.

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Basically nothing combustible is advised: no mulch or bark; no flammable furniture and planters.

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Australian reptile handlers say they have been stunned to rescue 102 venomous snakes from a backyard mulch pile in Sydney.

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Angel trumpets, night-blooming jasmine, forbidden passion fruit from a neighbor’s yard, ocean air mixed with cedar chips and mulch.

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