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hortic

hortic adjective: modified by deep cultivation, manure use, and the presence of other anthropogenic organic matter such as kitchen waste.

Adjective

hortic (not comparable)

  1. (soil science) Modified by deep cultivation, manure use, and the presence of other anthropogenic organic matter such as kitchen waste.

Questions about hortic

What does hortic mean?
Hortic means modified by deep cultivation, manure use, and the presence of other anthropogenic organic matter such as kitchen waste.
What part of speech is hortic?
Hortic is an adjective.

Words near hortic in the dictionary

  1. hortensia
  2. hortensial
  3. hortensias
  4. Horthyan
  5. horti-
  6. hortic
  7. hortic.
  8. horticultor
  9. horticultors
  10. horticultural
  11. horticultural vinegar

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