■ noun partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel.
Derivatives
~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Latin peta .
■ noun partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel.
Derivatives
~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Latin peta .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004