Толковый словарь английского языка - compost
Compost
compost
I. noun Etymology: Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~um, from Latin, neuter of compositus, ~us, past participle of componere Date: 1587 a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land, mixture , compound , II. transitive verb Date: 1829 to convert (as plant debris) to ~, ~able adjective ~er noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a mixed manure, esp. of organic origin. b a loam soil or other medium with added compost, used for growing plants. 2 a mixture of ingredients (a rich compost of lies and innuendo). --v.tr. 1 treat (soil) with compost. 2 make (manure, vegetable matter, etc.) into compost. Phrases and idioms compost heap (or pile) a layered structure of garden refuse, soil, etc., which decays to become compost. Etymology: ME f. OF composte f. L compos(i)tum (as COMPOSITE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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