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View synonyms for leaf mold
leaf mold
or leafmold
noun
- a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leaf mold1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
When he reached the woods along the creek he ran, keeping as much as possible on thick leaf mold that left the least impression.
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Prepare the earth by mixing some well decayed leaf-mold with rich garden loam, thereby making an earth which will retain moisture.
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All succeed well in loam and sand in equal parts, adding a little leaf-mold in the case of the small varieties.
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Cyclamens may be grown from seed sown in April or September in soil containing a large proportion of sand and leaf-mold.
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It was half-buried in the leaf-mold and moss, though the rain of the previous night had washed it free in one corner.
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