humuses (Meaning)
humuses
a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic portion of soil, a brown or black product of partial decay of plant or animal matter that forms the organic portion of soil, a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic entry 1 sense 1a(2)) portion of soil
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a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic portion of soil, a brown or bl
alluviums, gaults, gucks, gleys, molds, clods,loams, earth, topsoils, muds
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The rich humuses in the soil provide essential nutrients for plant growth.
Farmers use organic matter to increase the humuses content of their fields.
Humuses improve soil structure by increasing porosity and water retention.
The dark brown color of some soils is due to the presence of humuses.
