Meanings
nounbone meal (countable and uncountable, plural bone meals)
plural bone meals · alternative bonemeal
- countableuncountableGround bones used as a slow-release fertilizer, especially for bulbs.
verbbone meal (third-person singular simple present bone meals, present participle bone mealing, simple past and past participle bone mealed)
present singular third person bone meals · participle present bone mealing · participle past bone mealed · past bone mealed · alternative bonemeal
- transitiveTo use bone meal on.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 骨粉
- 骨粉 (gǔfěn)ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Dutch beendermeel
- beendermeelground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Finnish luujauho
- luujauhoground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
German Knochenmehl
- Knochenmehlground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Greek οστεάλευρο
- οστεάλευρο (osteálevro)ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Indonesian tepung tulang
- tepung tulangground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Norwegian Bokmål beinmel
- beinmelground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Polish mączka kostna
- mączka kostnaground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Romanian făină de oase
- făină de oaseground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Russian ко́стная мука́
- ко́стная мука́ (kóstnaja muká)ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Spanish harina de hueso
- harina de huesoground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Tagalog butunggiling
- butunggilingground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer
Cite this entry
APA
bone meal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20meal
MLA
“bone meal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20meal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone meal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20meal.
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