green manure
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green manure
n.
A growing crop, such as clover or grass, that is plowed under the soil to improve fertility.
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green manure
n
1. (Agriculture) a growing crop that is ploughed under to enrich the soil
2. (Agriculture) manure that has not yet decomposed
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green′ manure′
n.
1. a crop of growing plants, as clover and other nitrogen-fixing plants, plowed under to enrich the soil.
2. manure that has not undergone decay.
[1835–45]
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green manure
A leafy crop, such as lupins or mustard, that is grown to dig back into the soil to enrich it.
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| Noun | 1. |  green manure - a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soilmanure - any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material |
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