mulch

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.

Verb

1. To apply mulch.
2. To turn into mulch.

Concepts

paillis

pailler

mulch

paillage

lit

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Synonymes

capping

cover

covering

fertilizer

ground cover

litter

mantle

overburden

overlay

paillasse

pallet

palliasse

thatch

tectum

groundcover

overburden layer

overlying stratum

cover material

surface mulch

Traductions

Mulch

mulch

pacciame

mantillo

cubrir con capote

capote

cubrir con manitllo

muls

abonar

pacciamatura

mulchen

bodembedekking

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mʌlt͡ʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: melsche

Hérité de ancien anglais: melsċ

Appartenant à islandais: milska

In summary

Probably from Middle English melsche, molsh (“soft”), from Old English melsċ, milisċ (“mellow; mild; sweet”, literally “honeyed”), probably from Proto-Germanic *mili (“honey”). Compare Icelandic milska (“a honeyed beverage”).