fertilizer
A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
Example
“The farmer spread fertiliser across the fields.”
Other meanings
A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
Synonyms
- plant food
A kind of
- chemical
Kinds of fertilizer
- organic
- boron fertilizer
- mineral fertilizer
Related words
- antifertilizer
- biofertilizer
- microfertilizer
- nanofertilizer
- nonfertilizer
- over-fertilization
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fertilizer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.