underfertilize

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verb

To treat (plants) with too little fertilizer.

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Meanings

verbunderfertilize (third-person singular simple present underfertilizes, present participle underfertilizing, simple past and past participle underfertilized)

present singular third person underfertilizes · participle present underfertilizing · participle past underfertilized · past underfertilized

  1. transitiveTo treat (plants) with too little fertilizer.

Origin

From under- + fertilize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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