Mulch Definition
mŭlch
mulched, mulches, mulching
noun
Leaves, straw, peat moss, etc., spread on the ground around plants to prevent evaporation of water from soil, freezing of roots, etc. and for decoration.
Webster's New World
(countable, agriculture) A material used as mulch, as a decorative redwood bark mulch.
Wiktionary
verb
To apply mulch to.
Webster's New World
Origin of Mulch
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Probably from Middle English melsche, molsh soft from Old English melsc mellow, mild mel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Probably from Middle English melsche, molsh (“soft"), from Old English melsc, milisc (“mellow, mild").
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