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compost noun. LME.
[Old French composte (mod. COMPOTE) from Latin compos(i)ta, -tum use as noun of fem. and neut. pa. pple of componere COMPOUND verb.]
A composition, a combination, a compound. LME.
A preparation of preserved fruit etc.; = COMPOTE 1. LME-E18.
A mixed manure of organic origin; loam soil or some other medium with added organic matter to grow plants in; fig. a mixture of ingredients. LME.
Comb.: compost heap, compost pile: of garden refuse, soil, etc., used for the quick production of compost.