"earth up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: earths up [present, singular, third-person], earthing up [participle, present], earthed up [participle, past], earthed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} earth up (third-person singular simple present earths up, present participle earthing up, simple past and past participle earthed up)
  1. (horticulture, transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Horticulture Translations (cover with soil): calçar (Catalan), aanaarden (Dutch), ĵosi (Esperanto), anhäufeln (German), ahuahu (Maori), whakaeke (Maori), kānoti (english: to cover over the embers of a fire) (Maori), tokitoki (Maori), taqtay (Quechua), acollar (Spanish), kupa (Swedish)

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          "sense": "cover with soil",
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          "sense": "cover with soil",
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          "sense": "cover with soil",
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          "sense": "cover with soil",
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      "sense": "cover with soil",
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      "sense": "cover with soil",
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      "sense": "cover with soil",
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