"green manure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green manures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} green manure (usually uncountable, plural green manures)
  1. Any fairly green (fresh and wet) plant matter that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility; especially, a cover crop that is plowed in. Wikipedia link: green manure Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: green manuring Translations (a crop that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility): viherlannoitus (Finnish), sovesciare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-green_manure-en-noun-qymKX7gw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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