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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Humus or compost consisting of decomposed leaves and other organic material.

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  1. n. Decomposed or composted remains of leaves.
  2. n. Soil consisting principally of layers of decomposed leaves.

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  1. n. soil composed mainly of decaying leaves

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  • “My footfalls were deadened by decades of leaf mold Great trees, roots braced and humped against the rise of the hills, surrounded and shaded me, making the forest a many-pillared palace.”

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