leaf litter

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.

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Meanings

nounleaf litter (uncountable)

alternative leaflitter

  1. uncountableDead 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

Catalan fullaraca, virosta
  • fullaracadead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
  • virostadead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
Finnish lehtikarike
  • lehtikarikedead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
French feuilles mortes, litière
  • feuilles mortesdead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
  • litièredead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
German abgefallenes Laub, trockenes Laub
  • abgefallenes Laubdead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
  • trockenes Laubdead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
Hungarian avar, levéltakaró
  • avardead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
  • levéltakaródead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
  • harasztdead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
Polish ściółka
  • ściółkadead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
Portuguese serapilheira
  • serapilheiradead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs
Cite this entry
APA

leaf litter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20litter

MLA

“leaf litter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20litter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf litter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20litter.

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