peat

peat  (pt)

n.

Partially carbonized vegetable matter, usually mosses, found in bogs and used as fertilizer and fuel.

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[Middle English pete, perhaps from Medieval Latin peta.]

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peaty adj.

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peat¹

n

1.

a.  a compact brownish deposit of partially decomposed vegetable matter saturated with water: found in uplands and bogs in temperate and cold regions and used as a fuel (when dried) and as a fertilizer

b.  (as modifier) peat bog

2. a piece of dried peat for use as fuel

[from Anglo-Latin peta, perhaps from Celtic; compare Welsh peth thing]

peaty  adj

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peat²

n

1. Archaic, derogatory a person, esp a woman

2. Obsolete a term of endearment for a girl or woman

[of uncertain origin]

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peat  (pt)

Partially decayed vegetable matter, especially peat moss, found in bogs. The low levels of oxygen and the acidic environment in bogs prevent the degradation of peat. Peat is burned as fuel and also used as fertilizer. See more at bog.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peat - partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried humate - material that is high in humic acids vegetable matter - matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant

Translations

peat [piːt]

A. N → turba f

B. CPD peat bog N → turbera f, turbal m

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peat [ˈpiːt] n → tourbe f
peat bog n → tourbière f

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peat

n → Torf m; (= piece) → Stück nt → Torf

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peat [piːt] n → torba

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peat [piːt] n → torba

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peat → سِمَاد طبيعي rašelina tørv Torf τύρφη turba turve tourbe treset torba 泥炭 이탄 turf torv trof turfa торф torv ถ่านหินเลน turba than bùn 泥煤