turf
noun
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Here and there was an unturfed, bare hillock, marking a new grave, and that was the only mark it would have, for people who could afford anything more did not attend the chapel now.
From Catharine Furze by Mark Rutherford