guano
noun
gua·no
ˈgwä-(ˌ)nō 
: a fertilizer containing the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats
broadly
: excrement especially of seabirds or bats
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The technique freed agriculture from the constraint of needing to source guano or manure for nitrogen fertilizer and is widely credited for saving millions from starvation.
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Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 June 2024
Product Details: Primary Usage: All-Purpose | Nutrient Content: sphagnum peat moss, sand, perlite, ground limestone, aged wood fines, earthworm castings, poultry manure, kelp meal, bat guano | Moisture Control: Yes (wood fibers and sphagnum peat moss) | Bag Size: 40 quarts.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
The mix also contains sphagnum peat moss to improve drainage, and several organic fertilizers, such as earthworm castings, poultry manure, kelp meal, and bat guano, to help your plants grow bigger and produce more flowers/fruit.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
Kreitman describes the history of six island groups that were once alive with sea birds but became barren after hunters killed them off for their plumage and guano miners dug up the landscape.
—Paul Kreitman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 June 2024
Product Details: Primary Usage: All-Purpose | Nutrient Content: sphagnum peat moss, sand, perlite, ground limestone, aged wood fines, earthworm castings, poultry manure, kelp meal, bat guano | Moisture Control: Yes (wood fibers and sphagnum peat moss) | Bag Size: 40 quarts.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
The mix also contains sphagnum peat moss to improve drainage, and several organic fertilizers, such as earthworm castings, poultry manure, kelp meal, and bat guano, to help your plants grow bigger and produce more flowers/fruit.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
Kreitman describes the history of six island groups that were once alive with sea birds but became barren after hunters killed them off for their plumage and guano miners dug up the landscape.
—Paul Kreitman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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guano
noun
gua·no
ˈgwän-ō
: a substance composed chiefly of the excrement of seabirds or bats and used as a fertilizer
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