"underfertilize" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underfertilize.wav Forms: underfertilizes [present, singular, third-person], underfertilizing [participle, present], underfertilized [participle, past], underfertilized [past]
Etymology: From under- + fertilize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|fertilize}} under- + fertilize Head templates: {{en-verb}} underfertilize (third-person singular simple present underfertilizes, present participle underfertilizing, simple past and past participle underfertilized)
  1. (transitive) To treat (plants) with too little fertilizer. Tags: transitive Related terms: underfertilization

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Alternative forms

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