leaf mold
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leaf mold
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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I've got three ingredients in my potting compost: one-third compost, one-third rotten down leaf mold, and one-third loam that I've got from molehills in my field is perfect.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
Make leaf mold by letting piles of autumn leaves break down, and you won’t need bags of mulch.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2017
This type is caused by a fungus often found in leaf mold and which health officials suspect may have been in the steroid.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2012
If you have soil with lots of sand or clay, you can improve it by adding organic matter such as peat, leaf mold, or composted manure.
From Southern Living ● May 19, 2010
From time to time one or another would begin to scrape in the gravelly bank, or venture a little way in among the trees and nut bushes to scuffle in the leaf mold.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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