peaty

American  

[pee-tee] / ˈpi ti /

adjective

peatier, peatiest

1. of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.

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Etymology

Origin of peaty

First recorded in 1755–65; peat ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

One of the reasons fires continued to burn on moorland was because of its peaty soil which fuels the flames.

From BBC

The peaty black soil in the delta made it the top asparagus-growing region in the state and — at one point — the nation.

From Los Angeles Times

All I can see are rolling hills and the peaty landscape into which my boots are slowly sinking.

From BBC

Dr Blackwell said this was because the insects breed in damp, peaty soil which naturally occurs in the western half of the country.

From BBC

Archeologist Frank Cushing, who led an 1896 expedition that unearthed it from peaty muck in Marco Island, south of Naples, called it the “mountain lion god.”

From National Geographic