| 词汇 | humus |
| 词源 | humus. The word humus, the dark organic material in soils familiar to all good gardeners, comes from humus, the Latin for “ground” or “soil.” Less apparent is the derivation of the word humble, which also comes from humus, via the Latin adjective humilis, “on the ground.” |
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