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Meaning of green manure | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any fairly green (fresh and wet) plant matter that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility; especially, a cover crop that is plowed in.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Suomi viherlannoitus

Italiano sovesciare

Examples

“There are, broadly speaking, two classes of green manures, viz.:—Leguminous and others.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

green marble green marsh hawk green martyrdom green meat green Mediterranean diet Green Miao