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Topic: GARDENING

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: 'mixture, combination', from Medieval Latin compositum, from Latin compositus; COMPOSITE1

compost

1 noun
     
com‧post1 [uncountable]
DLG a mixture of decayed plants, leaves etc used to improve the quality of soil
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