humifuse

H4U1M3I1F4U1S1E1

adjective

Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent

OriginLatin humus →
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Meanings

adjectivehumifuse (comparative more humifuse, superlative most humifuse)

comparative more humifuse · superlative most humifuse

  1. biologySpread over the surface of the ground; procumbent

Origin

  1. Latinhumus“ground”
  2. Englishhumifuse

From Latin humus (“ground”) + fusus, past participle of fundere (“to spread”).

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APA

humifuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humifuse

MLA

“humifuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humifuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humifuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humifuse.

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