bone meal

Noun

Meaning

bone meal (countable and uncountable, plural bone meals)

Ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer, especially for bulbs.

bone-meal (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of bone meal

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Alternative names

bone-meal

Synonyms

guano compost bone ash

Examples

A light fertilising of bone meal at planting with a little compost will give them a good start. Source: Internet

It is suspected Canadian cattle that have contracted BSE did so by eating feed that included contaminated meat and bone meal — since banned by the Canadians. Source: Internet

They say, the country has limited commodities itself and the quality of the meat and bone meal is worse than that of the European producers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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