fertilizer
nounUK /ˈfɜː.tɪ.laɪ.zər/
US /ˈfɝː.t̬əl.aɪ.zɚ/
Fertilizer is something you put on plants to help them grow.
The farmer spread fertilizer on the field before planting corn.
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2. A chemical or natural substance added to soil to increase its fertility.
The garden soil was poor, so she added a bag of fertilizer.
3. Something that helps an idea or process develop more quickly.
Good teachers act as fertilizer for young minds.
4. Material such as manure used to enrich land.
They used animal fertilizer to enrich the vegetable patch.