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plant 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

nounplant litter (uncountable)

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

Chinese Mandarin 凋落物

凋落物 (diāoluòwù)dead 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

avardead 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

plant litter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20litter

MLA

“plant litter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20litter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plant litter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20litter.

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