( n. )
Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.
( n. )
Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012