fertilizer
part of speech
noun (fertilizer, fertilizers); UK also fertiliser; verb fertilize/fertilise
meaning for a pupil
1) Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better. tree →
2) It can be natural, like manure and compost, or made in factories. tree →
3) Someone or something that helps things grow and multiply, such as a god in ancient stories. tree →
sense in the lessons
Science and farming lessons: plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), fair tests on plant growth, and pollution when fertilizer runs into rivers. Safety: keep away from children and pets. Phrases: natural fertilizer, chemical fertilizer, liquid fertilizer.
examples
- We added fertilizer to half the bean plants for our test. tree →
- Manure is a natural fertilizer. tree →
- Too much fertilizer can wash into rivers and harm fish. tree →
- The tomatoes grew bigger with fertilizer. tree →
- Wash your hands after touching fertilizer. tree →
- Farmers spread fertilizer in spring. tree →
- Faunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves. tree →
note
Spelling: US and Canada fertilizer; UK, Australia and NZ often fertiliser (both accepted in UK). Uncountable usually (some fertilizer), countable for types. Plants make their own food by photosynthesis; fertilizer gives minerals, not energy.
Trees and pragmatics
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