earth up

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earth up

verb earths up · earthing up · earthed up

transitive To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold. Earth up a potato crop several times during the season to encourage more tubers to grow.

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verb cover with soil

Español	acollar
Deutsch	anhäufeln

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@misc{earth_up_2026,
  title = {earth up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earth%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}