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1Humus — (Origin: 1790–1800; < Latin : earth, ground [ humus. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 23 Sep. 2008. .] ) is the organic material in soil lending it a dark brown or black colouration. In soil science, humus refers to any… …
2humus — 1796, from L. humus earth, soil, probably from humi on the ground, from PIE *dhghem (Cf. L. humilis low; see CHTHONIC (Cf. chthonic)). Related: Humous (adj.) …
3Humus — Hu mus, n. [L., the earth, ground, soil.] That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils. Graham. [1913 Webster] …
4humus — humus1 [hyo͞o′məs, yo͞o′məs] n. [L, earth, ground, soil < IE * ĝhom : see HOMO1] a brown or black substance resulting from the partial decay of plant and animal matter; organic part of the soil humus2 [hum′əs, hoom′əs] n. alt. sp. of HUMMUS …
5earth — [n2] ground, soil alluvium, clay, clod, coast, compost, deposit, dirt, dry land, dust, fill, glebe, gravel, humus, land, loam, marl, mold, muck, mud, peat moss, sand, shore, sod, subsoil, surface, terra firma, terrain, terrane, topsoil, turf;… …
6humus — /hyooh meuhs/ or, often, /yooh /, n. the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth. [1790 1800; < L: earth, ground; akin to Gk chamaí on the ground,… …
7Humus Sapien — Superherobox| caption=The character as he appeared in FOOM #3. character name=Humus Sapien species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= FOOM #3 (Autumn 1973) Thunderbolts #54 (September 2001) creators=Michael A Barreiro Fabian Nicieza… …
8earth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. planet, globe, world; ground, land, dirt, soil, mold. See universe. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The world] Syn. globe, sphere, planet, universe, terra (Latin), mundane world, creation, terrestrial sphere,… …
9earth — Synonyms and related words: Earth, Gaea, Ge, Tellus, Terra, abri, acres, air, air raid shelter, alluvion, alluvium, arable land, ashes, atom, atomic particles, billiard table, biosphere, body, bomb shelter, bombproof, bones, bowling green, brute… …
10humus — hu•mus [[t]ˈhyu məs[/t]] often [[t]ˈyu [/t]] n. agr. the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter • Etymology: 1790–1800; < L: earth, ground; akin to Gk chamaí on the ground, chthṓn earth, Skt …
