NOUN: "the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
2. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
(verb)
1. cover with sod

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STRATUM (noun)
1. people having the same social, economic, or educational status
2. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
BOUND (verb)
1. form the boundary of; be contiguous to
2. spring back; spring away from an impact
BOUND (adjective)
1. bound by contract
2. covered or wrapped with a bandage
BOUND (noun)
1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
2. the greatest possible degree of something

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