"leaf litter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaflitter [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} leaf litter (uncountable)
  1. Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building, eventually decomposing and releasing nutrients into the soil. Tags: uncountable Translations (dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs): fullaraca [feminine] (Catalan), virosta [feminine] (Catalan), lehtikarike (Finnish), feuilles mortes [feminine, plural] (French), litière [feminine] (French), abgefallenes Laub [neuter] (German), trockenes Laub [neuter] (German), avar (Hungarian), കരിയില (kariyila) (Malayalam), ściółka [feminine] (Polish), serapilheira [feminine] (Portuguese)

Alternative forms

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          "bark",
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