Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaf litter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
leaf lit-ter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

leaflitter (alternative)

Questions

What does leaf litter mean?
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.

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