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1. (n.) humus
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 k&sdotbelow;am-, Lith &zhacek;&etilde;mė, Serbo-Croatian zèmlja ground, earth )
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1. (noun) humus
partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
2. (noun) hummus, humus, hommos, hoummos, humous
a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
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1. (noun) humus
that portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils
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Sense: a substance like earth, made of decayed plants, leaves etc.
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 Afrikaans: teelaarde, humus |
 Arabic: دُبال: مادّة عُضويَّه مُت |
 Bulgarian: хумус |
 Brazilian: húmus |
 Czech: humus |
 German: der Humus |
 Danish: humus |
 Greek: μαυρόχωμα |
 Spanish: humus |
 Estonian: huumus |
 Farsi: گیاه خاک |
 Finnish: humus |
 French: humus |
 Hebrew: רַקבּוּבִית |
 Hindi: खाद मिट्टी |
 Croatian: humus |
 Hungarian: humusz |
 Indonesian: humus |
 Icelandic: moldefni, húmus |
 Italian: humus |
 Japanese: 腐植土 |
 Korean: 부엽토 |
 Lithuanian: puvenos, humusas |
 Latvian: humuss |
 Malay: humus |
 Dutch: humus |
 Norwegian: mold, kompostjord, humus |
 Polish: próchnica, czarnoziem |
 Persian: گیاه خاک |
 Pashto: د خاوری ګیاه |
 Portuguese: húmus |
 Romanian: humus |
 Russian: перегной |
 Slovak: humus |
 Slovenian: humus |
 Serbian: humus |
 Swedish: humus, mylla |
 Thai: ปุ๋ยอินทรีย์ |
 Turkish: humus, kara toprak |
 Taiwanese: 腐殖土 |
 Ukrainian: гумус; перегній |
 Urdu: مٹی کا نامی زرخیز |
 Vietnamese: đất mùn |
 Chinese: 腐殖质 |
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