Associations to the word «Fertilizer»

Wiktionary

FERTILIZER, noun. A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
FERTILIZER, noun. A chemical compound created to have the same effect.

Dictionary definition

FERTILIZER, noun. Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats