peat

Definitions


[piːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a brown deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in the wet acidic conditions of bogs and fens, and often cut out and dried for use as fuel and in gardening
(e.g: mulch plants with leaf mould or peat)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Latin peta, perhaps of Celtic origin




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