腐殖質
fǔ​zhí​zhì

humus

  • created sense approved 腐殖质/腐殖質 · fǔ​zhí​zhì · humus — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腐殖质 / 腐殖質

    fǔ​zhí​zhì

    humus

    Dark brown organic material in soil formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter by microorganisms; it improves soil fertility and structure.

    fǔ​zhí​zhí

    腐 (literal) → 腐 · fǔ · rotten 殖 (literal) → 殖 · zhí · to breed 质 (literal) → 质/質 · zhì · substance

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense