1650s, probably from a noun use of Middle English molsh (adj.) "soft, moist" (early 15c.), from Old English melsc, milisc "mellow, sweet," from Proto-Germanic *mil-sk- (cognates: Dutch mals "soft, ripe," Old High German molawen "to become soft," German mollig "soft"), from PIE root *mel- "soft" (see mild).
mulch (v.)
1802, from mulch (n.). Related: Mulched; mulching.
例文
1. In May, mulch the bed with garden compost.
5月、苗場に肥料を施す。
2.I used stable muck as a mulch for my roses.
私は厩肥を使って私のバラの根元保護をしています。
3.A loose mulch acts on the surface as an insulator.
緩いカバーは土壌表面で断熱の役割を果たしている。
4.One of the earliest means of raising was mulch decomposition.
最初に増加したのは?ゞ値ム椒ㄊ奪?ゞ肥料の分解を地面に被覆する
5.To reduce the risk of damage a light mulch only should be used.