Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaf mold

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
leaf -mold
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Decomposed or composted remains of leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Soil consisting principally of layers of decomposed leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From leaf + mold.

Usage

Inflected Forms

leaf molds (plural) leafmold (alternative) leaf mould (alternative) leafmould (alternative)

Synonyms

leaf mould leaf soil

Questions

What does leaf mold mean?
Decomposed or composted remains of leaves.
Where does leaf mold come from?
From leaf + mold.

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