mulch
/mʌlt͡ʃ/
mulch noun: any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
Noun
mulch (countable and uncountable, plural mulches)
- Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
- An organic mulch is a mulch made of natural substances such as leaves or grass clippings.
- An interim report by investigators from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch found extensive evidence of crushed leaf mulch on the railhead at many sites on the approach to Salisbury Tunnel Junction.2022 March 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Salisbury crash: slippery rails caused by autumn leaves”, in RAIL, number 952, page 12
Verb
mulch (third-person singular simple present mulches, present participle mulching, simple past and past participle mulched)
- To apply mulch.
- Mulch your vegetable garden to retain moisture and keep weeds down.
- To turn into mulch.
- I decided to mulch the grass clippings.
mulch meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
mulch in Tamil
- பத்திரக்கலவை, மூடாக்கு
mulch in Urdu
- سڑی گھاس پتے
mulch in Bengali
- জৈব সার
mulch in Malayalam
- പുത, പൊത
More languagesFewer languages
- mulch in Kannada
- ಹಸಿಗೊಬ್ಬರ
Examples of mulch in a sentence
- This mulching mower can easily be converted to a bagging mower.
- Compost is generally the best mulching material for the home garden.
- If you mow regularly, a mulching mower will be beneficial to your lawn.
Forms of mulch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mulches |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mulsh |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mulches |
| present participle | mulching |
| past participle | mulched |
| past | mulched |
Origin of mulch
Probably from Middle English melsche, molsh (“soft”), from Old English melsċ, milisċ (“mellow; mild; sweet”, literally “honeyed”), probably from Proto-Germanic *mili (“honey”). Compare Icelandic milska (“a honeyed beverage”).
Words formed from mulch
- inorganic mulch
- living mulch
- mulch depth
- mulchy
- organic mulch
- mulchable
- mulcher
- mulching mower
- nonmulched
- unmulched
Words that rhyme with mulch
Questions about mulch
- What does mulch mean?
- Mulch means any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
- What is mulch in Tamil?
- Mulch in Tamil is பத்திரக்கலவை, மூடாக்கு. See Mulch meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mulch?
- Mulch can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce mulch?
- Mulch is pronounced /mʌlt͡ʃ/.
- What is the plural of mulch?
- The plural of mulch is mulches.
Words near mulch in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mulch (page history and authors); mulch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mulch (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mulch (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mulch (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mulch (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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