D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Humus

/hyo͞o'məs/ · Hu·mus · IPA /ˈhjuːməs/
01 n. That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.
  1. 1.
    That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.