leaf litter

English

Alternative forms

• leaflitter

Noun

leaf litter (uncountable)

1. Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building, eventually decomposing and releasing nutrients into the soil.

Translations

dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs

Catalan: fullaraca (ca) f, virosta f Finnish: lehtikarike French: feuilles mortes f pl, litière (fr) f German: abgefallenes Laub n, trockenes Laub n Hungarian: avar (hu) Malayalam: കരിയില (ml) (kariyila) Polish: ściółka (pl) f Portuguese: serapilheira (pt) f