noun
- plural of marl; types of soil or rock composed of clay and lime
Usage: geological
verb
- third person singular present of marl; covers or fertilizes with marl
Usage: agricultural
Examples
- The farmer marls his fields every spring to improve soil quality.
- Different marls have varying compositions of clay and limestone.
- She marls the garden beds to help the vegetables grow better.
- The geologist identified several types of marls in the rock formation.
- He regularly marls the acidic soil to balance its pH levels.