Usually means: Decomposed organic matter in soil.
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  1. humus: Merriam-Webster
  2. humus: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. humus, humus: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. humus: Collins English Dictionary
  5. humus: Vocabulary.com
  6. Humus, humus: Wordnik
  7. humus: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. humus: Wiktionary
  9. humus: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. humus: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. humus: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. humus: Dictionary.com
  13. humus: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Humus (band), Humus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Humus: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. humus: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. humus: Rhymezone
  18. Humus: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. humus: FreeDictionary.org
  20. humus: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. humus: TheFreeDictionary.com
  22. humus: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. humus: Global Glossary

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  1. humus: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. humus: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  1. HUMUS: Acronym Finder

Science (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. humus: Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
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  5. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)
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Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Humus: Urban Dictionary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. humus: Canadian Soil Information System
  2. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  3. HUMUS: Glossary of Composting Terms

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.
noun:  Alternative spelling of hummus (“chickpea dip”) [A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.]

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