English > manure: 2 senses > noun 1, substance| Meaning | Any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material. |
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| Narrower | chicken manure | chicken excreta used as fertilizer |
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| cow manure | cow excreta used as fertilizer |
| green manure | A growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil |
| horse manure | horse excreta used as fertilizer |
| night soil | human excreta used as fertilizer |
| Broader | organic, organic fertilizer, organic fertiliser | A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter |
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| Spanish | abono, bosta, estiércol, mantillo |
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| Catalan | bonyiga, buina, femada, fems |
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| Verbs | manure | spread manure, as for fertilization |
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