fertilizer
41fertilizer — noun Syn: plant food, dressing, manure, muck, compost …
42fertilizer — [ˈfɜːtəˌlaɪzə] noun [C/U] a substance that is added to soil in order to help plants to grow …
43fertilizer — fer•ti•liz•er [[t]ˈfɜr tlˌaɪ zər[/t]] n. 1) agr. any substance used to fertilize the soil 2) agr. one that fertilizes • Etymology: 1655–65 …
44fertilizer — Ho omomona lepo, kīpulu, pela, manua …
45fertilizer — A substance, natural, as in the case of manure, or artificial, as in the case of bone meal, applied to the soil to increase fertility …
46commercial fertilizer — fertilizer manufactured chemically, as distinguished from natural fertilizer, as manure. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * …
47fertilizer for agriculture — substance which is added to soil to increase its productivity …
48Organic fertilizer — Organic fertilizers are naturally occurring fertilizers (e.g. compost, manure). Naturally occurring organic fertilizers include manure, slurry, worm castings, peat, seaweed, humic acid, and guano. Sewage sludge use in organic agricultural… …
49International Fertilizer Industry Association — The International Fertilizer Industry Association or IFA is an organization that works internationally for the fertilizer industry, on issues related to the promotion of plant nutrients, improvement of the operating environment of the member… …
50commercial fertilizer — noun : a manufactured chemical mixture prepared for use as fertilizer as distinguished from such natural substances as farm manures * * * fertilizer manufactured chemically, as distinguished from natural fertilizer, as manure. [1885 90, Amer.] *… …