n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē t
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English pete piece of peat, from Medieval Latin peta, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Cornish peyth bit, W peth thing
Date: 14th century
1 : TURF 2B
2 : partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants (as mosses of the genus Sphagnum )
– peaty \ ' p ē -t ē \ adjective