Definition & Meaning of "green manure"in English

Green manure

crops, such as legumes or cover crops, grown and then plowed under to enrich the soil with organic matter and nutrients

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

green manures

Examples

Farmers often plant green manure like clover between growing seasons to improve soil fertility.

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