side-dress·ing
| \ ˈsīd-ˌdre-siŋ
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variants:
or sidedressing
or side dressing
Definition of side-dressing
: plant nutrients (such as fertilizer) used to side-dress a crop
also
: the act of practice of applying side-dressing
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“Side-dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-dressing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of side-dressing was in 1888
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