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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Mulch

/mŭlch/ · IPA /mʌlt͡ʃ/
01 n. Half-rotten straw, or any similar light, porous, organic substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat,…
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    Half-rotten straw, or any similar light, porous, organic substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to hinder weed growth and preserve moisture.
02 v. t. To cover or dress with mulch.
imp. & p. p. Mulched; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulching
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    To cover or dress with mulch.