leaf mold

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noun

a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.

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Origin of leaf mold

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby leaf mold

leaf lard, leaflet, leafleteer, leaf lettuce, leaf miner, leaf mold, leaf monkey, leaf mould, leaf mustard, leaf-nosed bat, leaf peeper

How to use leaf mold in a sentence

I like to use purchased composted leaf mold and aged manure, which, in my experience, are reliably free of weed seeds.
Time to dig in|Adrian Higgins|March 17, 2021|Washington Post
An annual top dressing of compost or leaf mold will help keep a redbud happy.
The gardener’s guide to redbuds|Adrian Higgins|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
When he reached the woods along the creek he ran, keeping as much as possible on thick leaf mold that left the least impression.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Prepare the earth by mixing some well decayed leaf-mold with rich garden loam, thereby making an earth which will retain moisture.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn

All succeed well in loam and sand in equal parts, adding a little leaf-mold in the case of the small varieties.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
Cyclamens may be grown from seed sown in April or September in soil containing a large proportion of sand and leaf-mold.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
It was half-buried in the leaf-mold and moss, though the rain of the previous night had washed it free in one corner.
The Brass Bound Box|Evelyn Raymond