"leaf mold" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf molds [plural], leafmold [alternative], leaf mould [alternative], leafmould [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English leaf English mold English leaf mold From leaf + mold. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|leaf|mold|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English leaf English mold English leaf mold From leaf + mold. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} leaf mold (countable and uncountable, plural leaf molds)
  1. Decomposed or composted remains of leaves. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-leaf_mold-en-noun-RMMiWTux Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 46
  2. Soil consisting principally of layers of decomposed leaves. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-leaf_mold-en-noun-dfULw-bu Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Soil science Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of Soil science: 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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