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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, earth — more at humble Date: 1796 a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic portion of soil Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. the organic constituent of soil, usu. formed by the decomposition of plants and leaves by soil bacteria. Derivatives: humusify v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied). Etymology: L, = soil Webster's 1913 DictionaryHumus Hu"mus, n. [L., the earth, ground, soil.] That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils. --Graham. Collin's Cobuild DictionaryHumus is the part of soil which consists of dead plants that have begun to decay. |