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humus

noun

Definition of humus

as in loam

a brown or black material in soil that is formed when plants and animals decay

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Recent Examples of humus About 10 pounds of marinated chicken and about a half-pound of humus and cut tomatoes measured above safe temperatures. — Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Water the pile gently, or simply wait for rain to jump-start the process of turning organic debris into nutrient-rich humus. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025 Brunch might mean a humus bowl layered with lamb and pickled onion, or a shakshuka made with black lime tomato stew. — Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Unless the compost is fully broken down into humus, this incorporation will also work organic matter into the soil, which helps with aeration and further supports microorganisms. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for humus

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Noun

Thyme should be planted in sandy loam or rocky soil with good drainage.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2026
Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of loam

Noun

Crews are working six days a week on sod installation, new topsoil installation, aeration, seeding and other turf restoration, organizers said.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of topsoil

Noun

Workers then lower these containers into bedrock shafts, surrounding them with swellable bentonite clay to absorb moisture and block movement.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The actors interacted with clay during the presentation, building large feet, hands and noses before turning the stage over to athletes who wore the brand and gyrated around the space and performed gymnastics-style moves on a rack.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clay

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The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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