compost
n. C / Un. a mix of decayed plants and food waste that you add to soil to help plants grow. It is a natural way to recycle organic material.
n. organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting. Recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment, it improves soil structure and provides essential nutrients.
I add compost to my garden every spring.
The gardener turned the pile regularly to ensure the compost broke down evenly before the planting season began.
By diverting kitchen scraps into a well-managed bin, households can produce nutrient-rich compost that reduces the need for synthetic chemical fertilizers in local landscaping.
From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“a mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land, also a condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot.
Uncountable when referring to the material in bulk; countable when referring to specific commercial mixtures or types.