GRE Word List

HUMUS

a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic

The meaning of the word humus is a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic.

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