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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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