PEAT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("peat" is a kind of...):

humate (material that is high in humic acids)

vegetable matter (matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant)

Derivation:

peaty (of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat)

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