fertilizer

fertilizer
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. manure, compost, guano. See agriculture.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. manure, top dressing, organic fertilizer, commercial fertilizer, chemical fertilizer, plant food, compost, humus, mulch, soil amendment.
Common fertilizers include: manure, guano, sphagnum, peat moss, phosphorus, phosphate, superphosphate, dung, litter, crushed limestone, bone dust, kelp, seaweed, bone meal, nitrogen, nitric nitrogen, ammonic nitrogen, ammonium sulfate, legumes, potash.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
soil enhancer, enrichment, dressing, compost, plant food, bone meal, manure, humus, muck, dung, green manure.

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