🇬🇧🇪🇸 humus - humus : English Lesson

Meaning of "humus" ("humus"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Humus is the dark, squishy, crumbly part of soil that is made when old leaves, plants, and tiny living things rot and break down. It is like nature’s recycling bin, turning dead plants into rich, healthy soil that helps new plants grow strong.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our teacher said humus feeds plants, so I asked if we needed to cook it first.

The humus in the flowerpot was so rich I asked if it had a bank account.

The humus was so dark that I called it "chocolate cake soil" and my brother almost tasted it.

The pile of humus in the compost bin was basically a luxury hotel for worms.

Humus can stay in the soil for hundreds of years, quietly feeding plants like a super patient, invisible chef.

An old gardener kneels, fingers digging into dark humus under the maple. The humus smells sweet; leaves and brown stems have turned to humus. She plants a tiny seed in the humus, covers it, pats the humus with a gentle hand. Later she laughs softly as green shoots rise from that warm humus.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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