Humus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Humus \Hu"mus\, n. [L., the earth, ground, soil.]
     That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of
     animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of
     soils. --Graham.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  humus
       n 1: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component
            of soil
       2: a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon
          juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita;
          originated in the Middle East [syn: {hummus}, {hommos}, {hoummos},
           {humous}]