Decaying plant material often added to soil or burned

noun

1. A dark brown fibrous material that is formed primarily by the partial decomposition of organic matter and especially plants (such as sphagnum moss) in wet, oxygen-deficient areas (such as bogs or swamps) and that is harvested especially for use as a fuel for heating or cooking or as a soil amendment

   "Some boreal forests contain peat, which can slow fire—if it's wet. But if that peat is dry, it can burn underground and spread fires even farther."

2. Peat moss

   "Dig a hole as deep as the plant's rootball and five times as wide. Amend the backfill soil with 50 percent peat …"

3. A section or piece of dried peat for use as fuel turf

   "While not uncommon these days for peats to be cut by machine there are still many who cut in the traditional way, and lines of peat banks both abandoned and still in use can be seen in landscapes wherever peat is cut."

noun

1. A bold lively woman

noun

1. Sphagnum moss that has become compacted with other plant debris to form peat see peat

   "When harvested from the bog, peat moss dries out quickly and is turned into amendments meant to improve drainage and retain moisture in soils."

2. Dried and processed peat used especially as a soil amendment see amendment

   "Many commercial potting soil contains peat moss, commonly sourced from bogs in Canada, which are exceptional carbon sinks."

noun

1. A fourth consecutive championship

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1. A third consecutive championship