- bonemeal
- bonemeal one"meal` n. ground bones, used as a fertilizer or as a component in animal feed; -- it is high in phosphate content. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
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bonemeal — ► NOUN ▪ ground bones used as a fertilizer … English terms dictionary
bonemeal — noun Date: 1850 crushed or ground bone used especially as fertilizer or feed … New Collegiate Dictionary
bonemeal — bone meal n. A substance made of crushed and coarsely ground bones that is used as a plant fertilizer and in animal feed. * * * … Universalium
bonemeal — bone|meal also bone meal [ˈbəunmi:l US ˈboun ] n [U] a substance used to feed plants that is made of crushed bones … Dictionary of contemporary English
bonemeal — see bone meal … English dictionary
bonemeal — noun crushed or ground bones used as a fertilizer … English new terms dictionary
bonemeal — /ˈboʊnmil/ (say bohnmeel) noun bones ground to a coarse powder, used as a fertiliser or animal feed …
bonemeal — noun fertilizer made of ground bones (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑organic, ↑organic fertilizer, ↑organic fertiliser … Useful english dictionary
Bone meal — is a mixture of crushed and coarsely ground bones that is used as an organic fertilizer for plants and formerly in animal feed. As a slow release fertilizer, bone meal is primarily used as a source of phosphorus.Bone meal once was often used as a … Wikipedia
feed — feedable, adj. /feed/, v., fed, feeding, n. v.t. 1. to give food to; supply with nourishment: to feed a child. 2. to yield or serve as food for: This land has fed 10 generations. 3. to provide as food. 4. to furnish for consumption. 5. to… … Universalium
