English > manure: 2 senses > noun 1, substanceMeaning | 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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