Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo apply mulch. · To turn into mulch.
Probably from Middle English melsche, molsh (“soft”), from Old English melsċ, milisċ (“mellow; mild; sweet”, literally “honeyed”), probably from Proto-Germanic *mili (“honey”). Compare Icelandic milska (“a honeyed beverage”).
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