leaf mould
Britishnoun
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a nitrogen-rich material consisting of decayed leaves, etc, used as a fertilizer
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any of various fungus diseases affecting the leaves of certain plants
Example Sentences
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As night fell, they made a shelter of bent hazel saplings and leaf mould by a muddy stream.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
He didn’t have the strength to rain.proof it with leaf mould.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The species grow on rotting wood, on leaf mould and on richly manured ground, etc.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
When making up potting soil, manure or leaf mould, an occasional sprinkling will increase the manurial value and also destroy the worms and other insects.
From Roses and Rose Growing by Kingsley, Rose Georgina
Absently her gaze sought for cinnamon fern in low woods, sweet fern in the thickets, and exquisite maidenhair just beginning to uncurl from the black leaf mould of dripping brakes.
From Judith of the Cumberlands by MacGowan, Alice
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